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Traumatic Disorderby CJ Walley
A hiker in the Mojave Desert runs into an ex-army girl who believes she's back in the combat zone. An insight into her life shows she's suffering from PTSD.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
The Sex Tapeby George Klembith
HOW TO MAKE IT IN HOLLYWOOD - Part 6 - "The Sex Tape"
You can always become a star from your talent but you'll get there quicker with a sex tape.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
The Accidental FaceLiftby Eric Ingram
After her insufferable mother disowns her marrying the man she loves, a scorned daughter seeks to even the score in the worst way imaginable.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Foreverby Ramona Baillie
Young lovers reunite after summer vacation and promise to be together forever.
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Luckyby Lisa Kucharski
A Magic 8 Ball creates a lucky date.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindby Charlie Kaufman
When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories.
Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Comedy
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Truck Stop Christmasby Tom Deiker
"Truck Stop Christmas" " Holiday Comedy. Strangers meet at a truck stop during a Christmas ice storm, farce breaks out. 1-scene, 10 pages. Cast of 4: 2 women, 2 men. Simple set (truck-stop office). General Audience. ©WG1636320
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Home Invasionby Francis Jay & C.B. Liffer
A single mother returns home to find another family who claims to live there. (A short psychological thriller by a writing team with a recent spec sale.)
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
The Execution of Emily Jane Rumzicby Allan J Love
A young beautiful woman is on death row and has ten minutes to confront her demons before she is executed. Hell hath no fury.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
16 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
16 pages
The Coolest Guys in the Worldby David Nelson
A group of dimwitted teens work together to find their friend a date for the prom.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
test staging shortsby Mike MinkTipWriter3
Testing staging. 05/02/17
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Crazy, Dead, Love.by Dena McKinnon
Just how far would a reclusive agoraphobic go for love?
Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
Two Bites of the Cherryby Barbara Cromie
They say "what goes around comes around" and sometimes this works in the most intriguing way.
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Genre: Drama
12 pages
Collideby Kasey Faye
A government conspiracy is exposed to reveal an incoming planet meant to destroy Earth and all of those who are left behind.
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Glass Housesby Jenni Prange Boran
In this quirky Mad Men era short, a moonstruck (and love-struck) handyman sacrifices his long-anticipated viewing of the moon landing to make certain his dour tenant experiences a little magic.
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Genre: Drama
7 pages
Santa in Englandby William J. Frey-Mclean
Christmas Eve, fog causes Santa to crash land onto an eccentric English Lord's Castle. Disorientated Santa stumbles into more and more trouble when he's mistaken for an intruder. Things only get wackier when the Queen arrives to visit her Cousin, and Santa is mistaken for a terrorist.
Genre: Comedy
25 pages
Genre: Comedy
25 pages
Willard's Gnomeby Michael O'Connor
Willard, an aging clockmaker, is tormented by illusions of his beloved clocks turning on him when he takes in a mysterious lawn Gnome as a good luck charm.
Minimum locations (2-3), small cast. 'Twilight Zone' type sci-fi/ suspense plot.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
14 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
14 pages
Fireflies and Moonbeamsby Pepper Cookson
A young mom struggles to comfort her colicky baby until they venture outside at night into the fireflies and moonbeams.
Genre: Artistic
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Genre: Artistic
21 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
When She Went Awayby Kevin Silva
A writer tells the mystery of his lost love to a pot farmer who's awaiting word on his troubled wife.
Genre: Romance
23 pages
Genre: Romance
23 pages
The Undertakerby Eric Gutierrez Jr.
A lone undead drifter arrives in a rural town to settle a score on those who betrayed him.
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Adriftby Stuart Creque
An Inuit hunter places his disabled wife on an ice floe with the things she needs for a comfortable death. She insists that he share a last meal with her.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
3 pages
Roadkillby Warren Fast
Two cold blooded killers, one male, one female, meet on the open road, each targeting the other as the next victim, both unaware of the other's intentions.
Genre: Action/Adventure
21 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
21 pages
Mignon Filetby Gordon Phipps
Young Giselle dreamed only of being the prima ballerina in a classical ballet. Poor little Mignon only wanted to make a comeback. The stars in their eyes blinded them to the pitfalls.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Love in Subtitlesby Zack Van Eyck & Stacy Dym
LOVE IN SUBTITLES -- A comical day in the life of a suburban couple is explored using subtitles, for every line of dialogue, to show what the characters are really thinking. Male and female leads in their 30s, a 13-year-old girl, 10-year-old boy, a male and female neighbor (20s-40s), a few extras and a dog. Writers have produced feature credits.
Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Prioritiesby John Porter
A radio talk show host must choose between solving the problems of the world and attending his son's grammar school play.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Buck and Meby Wayne E. Johnson
The philandering of a good-natured circus mechanic ultimately produces a double-barreled confrontation between him and his oversized, overbearing wife.
Genre: Comedy
16 pages
Genre: Comedy
16 pages
A Woman Scornedby Marnie Mitchell-Lister
In an attempt to save his troubled marriage, a vice cop requests for a transfer but gets pulled back in when a prostitute begins murdering her clients.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
7 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
7 pages
Pulp It Upby Egidio Concas
Chris and Jake are two movie geeks, high school graduating guys. They want to film a "Pulp Fiction" remake-fake trailer, but something goes wrong. Well surely not for them. The suitcase replica from the movie, complete with inner fluerescent lamp, goes switched with another one, FULL OF MONEY.
Genre: Comedy
41 pages
Genre: Comedy
41 pages
Jesus and Buddha in an Elevatorby Ian Thurstan
Jesus and Buddha meet in an elevator after years of not speaking following an ill-fated Ping-Pong match. Due to the economic recession, Jesus now works at a coffee shop and Buddha is a yoga teacher at the gym, pump and flex. When the elevator breaks down leaving them for hours with nothing but beer and one another’s company, a series of bizarre conversations and dialogue begin.
Genre: Comedy
24 pages
Genre: Comedy
24 pages
Punterby CJ Walley
The sexual experience a man has with four radically different sex workers teaches him he needs a personal connection to feel fulfilled.
Genre: Artistic
8 pages
Genre: Artistic
8 pages
Early Mourning (SG SERIES)by Ramona Baillie
Mindy and Shari prepare for a funeral.
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Genre: Comedy
5 pages
Leviathanby mark stavar
What if researchers working to integrate bio-technology with a giant squid for deep ocean research discovered a sentient being?
Genre: Sci-Fi
20 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
20 pages
The Ledgeby Christina Donnelly
Two lonely New Yorkers, each determined to end it all, meet unexpectedly on the ledge of their apartment building, only to realize, sometimes you have to go out on a ledge to find love.
Genre: Romance
19 pages
Genre: Romance
19 pages
Innocent Guiltby Robert McBride
After falling in love with the woman of his dreams, an ex-hooligan realizes he's made the biggest mistake of his life.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
11 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
11 pages
Strangers in the Nightby Linda Ann Sullivan
During a walk in her neighborhood, a woman meets a mysterious stranger. She later discovers the meeting was not accidental and there was a lot more to the stranger than she had imagined.
Genre: Other
5 pages
Genre: Other
5 pages
Jesus Calledby Sandra Jones Cropsey
Momma, Sister and Ivylee attend a funeral for their neighbor who was eaten by a hog.
Genre: Comedy
25 pages
Genre: Comedy
25 pages
The Catchby Tenel writers
Fish can be used in many ways. Ask the drug dealer how. Honorable Mention 3X3: 2007
Genre:
3 pages
Genre:
3 pages
Lost Kitesby Kevin Silva
A grief-stricken agnostic is pressured into joining his embittered ex-wife in a prayer after their son’s funeral.
Genre: Other
10 pages
Genre: Other
10 pages
Aubergineby Ken Lemm
A neglected housewife's exacting plan for the perfect evening with her husband falls apart.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Between Floorsby Mark
Jack and Erica are stuck in an escalator. They've just broken up. They have no way to get out, until a security guard arrives and tries to save the day.
Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Genre: Comedy
17 pages
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