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The Playerby  Robert Hamilton
A three character, dialogue driven, intense, gay drama about playing with players in the online gay dating world.

Genre: Drama
23 pages
The Peaceful Solutionby  Janet Goodman-Clarke
A time traveler goes to great lengths to right one of history's greatest wrongs. But will fate find a way?

Genre: Sci-Fi
7 pages
Mine Eyes, Glory Gloryby  Mike L Goforth
As an aged Cadillac trolls the highways outside Anytown, USA, two late-teen locals, Tom and Mary, and a cadre of Bible-toting cotton-heads anticipate the return of the King.

Genre: Comedy
25 pages
A seemingly normal young woman wrestles with her neuroses as she tries to go on a date.

Genre: Romance
5 pages
End of the Dayby  James McCormick
A frustrated worker tries to leave the office early but finds it more difficult than expected as the true nature of his environment reveals itself, one that wants to keep him trapped forever.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
The House at the Edge of the Woodsby  Matthew Biggin
A mentally unstable woman is lost whilst out walking in the woods and encounters a kindly old lady who takes her back to her home deep in the forest, but may have a terrifying agenda.

Genre: Horror
20 pages
The Magicianby  Aatish Thakerar
After being intercepted by an old adversary, a street magician receives help from an unlikely source.

Genre: Other
10 pages
Ava's Nest Eggby  Barbara Cromie
The choices kids make set them on a path of misery and destruction. But sometimes redemption hides in the most surprising places.

Genre: Drama
12 pages
A boy's slight speech impediment makes for an interesting night when he mispronounces the word "lays" attempting to get a bag of chips.

Genre: Comedy
11 pages
The Last Mailmanby  Erica Vogel
In a world where no one remembers the post office, one man still plans to deliver the mail, but will anyone ever send any?

Genre: Drama
7 pages
Dex and Duny: Voyage to Earthby  John Witcher
Dex and Duny are two not so intelligent life forms. Follow them on their journey to Earth. A low budget film. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxYJFAy6zno&feature=c4-overview&list=UUMf34nEb1KkEfazjEHrL9gA

Genre: Animation
5 pages
A Matter of Tasteby  John Porter
A fat and proud young woman struggles to decide whether or not to lose weight for a skinny young man who loves a skinny young woman.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
10 pages
The Would-Be's Are on the Anvilby  John Porter
A young woman from India and a young man of Indian extraction from America resist the arraged marriage their parents have planned--until they meet and fall in love. Then their parents fight and call off the wedding.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
22 pages
The writer wants to write her screenplay, but writer's block stands in the way. Will she put pen to paper, or will an attack stop her?

Genre: Animation
15 pages
Play it Again, Againby  Gordon Phipps
As Time Goes By. Sam doesn't know it. But everybody else does.

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Who Stole My Talit?by  Diane Liberman
A devoutly Jewish man overflows with suspicion at his temple when his soiled talit (prayer shawl) goes missing at the dry cleaner.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Homecomingby  Stoyan Popov
Harrison is surprised when his estranged cousin Jared pays him an unexpected visit. Haunted by his memories, Jared need to get closure in order to move on.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Why Cows Are Contentedby  John Porter
A middle-aged cow explains why she and her sisters are contented, even though they end up as hamburger and baseball gloves.

Genre: Animation
4 pages
Doctor Zout Is In -- Episode 2.by  Tom Deiker
Vaudeville Parody. Lecherous physician and her hunk nurse take on the diseases of young and old men. 1-scene (doctor's office). 12 pages. Cast of 3: 1 woman, 2 men. No CGI/SFX. Adult language. ©WG1636320

Genre: Comedy
12 pages
The Horse-Drawn Hearseby  Jason K. Allen
On Halloween night, a young boy sees a mysterious horse-drawn hearse driven by a sinister old man. Forty years later, he sees what appears to be the same hearse - but this time there's no driver and the hearse is carrying a coffin. (Produced writer; previous short "American Sock" won Best Screenplay at 2014 San Diego Film Awards.)

Genre: Horror
10 pages
A group of smart but confused twentysomethings distract themselves at a party before graduation from grad school. They do not want to grow up, so they do what they can not to.

Genre: Comedy
15 pages
Behind Youby  Nathan Ludwig
A retired widower's recurring nightmare about his daughter's death becomes a frightening reality when she disappears for real. As he begins a chilling search for her, he realizes someone or something is following his every move.

Genre: Horror
29 pages
The Perfect Giftby  Daniel Rogers
An eccentric man has the perfect gift for his valentine.

Genre: Drama
2 pages
Cosmic Justiceby  Linda Bosso
An American doctor, searching for his Scottish kinsmen, is sidetracked by a cosmic connection.

Genre: Other
25 pages
Fading Numbersby  Sean Ryan
An elderly woman recalls her experiences of the holocaust.

Genre: Drama
16 pages
Rock! Scissors! Zombie!by  Skip Schwink
Two zombies roshambo for the brains of a helpless female human, but unbeknownst to the walking dead they are the ones being hunted.

Genre: Horror
4 pages
The Last Chapter of Our Storyby  L. C. Cruell
The world has ended, but him, her pain, her love, still lives. "What are you going to do Alice?" In insane times, insane choices are the sanest we can make. (10 pages, 1 location ext/int, fx). Winner, 2013 Stranger With My Face Festival.

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Space Buckaroosby  Ann McDowell
While fleeing a revolution on a distant planet, three black aliens hear a transmission asking for all œspace aliens to come to Burbank and audition for a TV show. When Queen Nerak is told an audition is a type of competition she decides this can be a way to prove she is still powerful. When she, the spaceship’s captain and her android win the competition without anyone dying she decides Earth can be hers.

Genre: Comedy
7 pages
The Forever Curseby  John Witcher
A love sick vampire seeks an end to his life when he finds his true love cannot be embraced. One location and four characters.

Genre: Drama
8 pages
Never Judge a Book By Its Coverby  James Collins
Pugnacious gent chastises a young woman whom he believes to be a œBig Issue vendor, but in a surreal twist of fate her true vocation comes back to bite him in the backside.

Genre: Drama
3 pages
When the quietest and least visible of the residents in a run down crack house has not been seen in awhile, the others come looking, only to discover the man was possibly a mouse and killed in his own mouse trap. We are left knowing the man was not always a mouse but like us all, born an innocent.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Memory Lineby  Aatish Thakerar
In a future where ˜memory line’ software allows its users to revisit their memories, the technology’s billionaire founder returns home after a twenty year absence.

Genre: Family
23 pages
Working Lateby  Elisa Pasquali
Dr. Sandra Daley is the only employee left one night at the Gelmer Biotech Building. So who is making all those other noises? Suspense/Horror/Thriller. Low budget, one location. Twist ending. Strong female lead.

Genre: Horror
8 pages
Grave Compromiseby  Timothy Ugbaja
In the world of Anti-Christ, when the hope Christians tarries, a naughty child learns faith by hard experiences. Would she be the only who attains the long waited salvation?

Genre: Family
17 pages
Dr. Rowley SPby  markerstone
Dr. James Rowley, psychiatrist to the supernatural, has been losing patients to a mysterious hunter. After an encounter with a powerful vampire the hunter must turn to the doctor for help.

Genre: Horror
30 pages
A prisoner awaiting his sentence is given the chance to take his life back - but at a price.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Innocent Guiltby  Robert McBride
When an ex-hooligan falls in love with the woman of his dreams, he realizes he's made the biggest mistake of his life.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
12 pages
Indian Summerby  Michel Corbeil
An elderly, retired piano teacher, now an invalid, fears to be abandoned by her slightly younger sister and caregiver who is about to get married for the first time. Low budget. One-set. Challenging script for two terrific actresses in their 70s.

Genre: Drama
26 pages
Casualty of Warby  Janet Goodman-Clarke
On a routine drug bust, Officer Janice Mitchell kills her first suspect. A simple case of self-defense...but then she gets to know him. An exploration into the political justification for the War on Drugs - with a supernatural twist.

Genre: Horror
23 pages
My Best Friend's Leoby  Fassinou Ange
The story of Leo, an E.T. whose mission is to protect Doctor Spielberg and his daughter Sasha because of a great extraterrestrial secret.

Genre: Action/Adventure
45 pages
 
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