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In the Shadow of 9/11by Michel Corbeil
IN THE SHADOW OF 9/11 AWARD WINNING SCREENPLAY in contest sponsored by Indie Film Co-op. Terrorism returns to the United States in 2013. After losing their spouses in the World Trade Center tragedy, an American engineer and an Indonesian woman marry and have a daughter. They discover their daughter is the reincarnation of the wife's first husband when the little girl fears she might become the victim of a new terrorist attack.
Genre: Drama
26 pages
Genre: Drama
26 pages
A Mouse's Lamentby John Porter
Harold, a poetic mouse, falls on hard times. And although he doesn't complain, he does lament.
Genre: Animation
3 pages
Genre: Animation
3 pages
Rest in Pieceby Sheri Tor
The investigation surrounding a series of killings focuses on a domestic abuse shelter, a stalking husband and an ear on one of the victims that forensics says isn't his.
Genre:
25 pages
Genre:
25 pages
R New Homeby Earl Hamilton, Jr.
Richard is a dignified buzzard who’s been living comfortably at the zoo for years. Kamill is Richard’s new urban roommate who has problems trusting humans. Her feathers are more than a bit ruffled when she finds out the real reason she's there.
Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Barracudaby Marcia Goetsch
A gifted star ship pilot risks her reputation and her life for one final run to get the drug that enhances her.
Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
When Amanda arrives at LAX from Australia to get married, but didn't bother to get a visitor's visa, the TSA struggles to figure out what to do with her.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Specterby Ellen Zepp
Unable to escape when her younger sister visits, a woman relives a nightmare to avoid facing a painful truth.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Genre: Drama
5 pages
The Night I Met The Boogiemanby Charles Webb
What's so scary about the boogieman?
Genre: Drama
1 pages
Genre: Drama
1 pages
Details Emergeby Tom See
A motorist, stuck in traffic, watches a man walking through a rain storm and gets lost in creating a story for him, imagining him a man trying to get away with murder, as the motorist himself prepares to carry out his own act of violence.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Christmas in Shaggz (Village)by Erick Alwora
ï'§ A young girl from the city goes to the village (Shaggz) for Christmas where she finds a friend and both teach the grown-ups the true meaning of Christmas and answer the question : Is Santa real?
Genre: Family
38 pages
Genre: Family
38 pages
Funeralby Edmund Woods
a father who while dragging his son along to the funeral of his own estranged father, must confront the way his violent relationship with his father is now affecting his relationship with his son
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Genre: Drama
10 pages
The Man with a Video Cameraby Nick Yeh
A run-away convict hijacks a car, orders the female driver to keep driving till the car runs out of gas and he video-tapes the whole process of the hijacking for a purpose to be determined later.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Undead Loveby Virgil Wade
Can a married woman and a zombie make love work or will decay tear them apart?
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Buying Self Esteemby George & Tammy Klembith
A man goes to a store that sells Self Esteem but his lack of self esteem causes a problem at point of purchase.
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
A Pocket Full of Evilby M. Anthony Phillips
The leader of a hostile crew of professional armed robbers seeks revenge from the devil after he’s double-crossed and killed by his men, including the one that's now with his girl and young son.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
21 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
21 pages
Hard Boiledby Matthew Biggin
A detective hunts down the mobster responsible for murdering his wife.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
20 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
20 pages
Very Truely Yoursby John Porter
A dark romantic comedy in which a young man receives a letter from an old girlfriend who reminds him of a promise he made a long time ago.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Lapsedby Vanar Jaddou
While under interrogation, a mysterious Manhattan boss journeys through his memories to recall the events leading up to an unsettling murder.
Genre: Surreal crime thriller
Genre: Other
25 pages
Genre: Other
25 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
Genre: Drama
3 pages
It's My Lifeby John Porter
A young Indian-American woman must choose between continuing to live with her parents and moving into an apartment with her boyfriend.
Genre: Family
8 pages
Genre: Family
8 pages
The Marriage Counselorby Sean Ryan
A married couple hire a hit man to give them an instant divorce.
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Jewel's Sandboxby Gilbert Brown
Azin ("jewelry" in Afghani) is a fun-loving, free-spirited, all-American girl with a black belt and a monster truck thrown in for good measure! While on leave in the Big Apple, the twenty-something Afghani-American beauty (and U.S. Army linguist/interpreter) witnesses the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center that tragically kills her only sister. Azin deploys to Afghanistan hoping to get some pay back but encounters more than she bargained for! Or does she?
Genre: Action/Adventure
31 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
31 pages
Time Killerby Tinisha Johnson
A detective must use his dreams to stop a serial killer at large who has the ability to travel in time.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
When She Went Awayby Kevin Silva
A writer reveals part of the mystery about his lost love to a pot farmer whose wife is in jail.
Genre: Other
23 pages
Genre: Other
23 pages
Unprovokedby John Keckhaver
A predator takes two innocent lives on the streets of Milwaukee.
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Genre: Drama
13 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
Genre: Action/Adventure
45 pages
Destiny Deliversby Mindy Goldhammer
You can choose your friends but you can't choose your family. Ben does not have that option. He is bullied by his mother to marry the girl of her choice. He becomes outraged and searches for sanctuary. Destiny follows him and manifests a stunning transformation in his life.
Genre: Romance
6 pages
Genre: Romance
6 pages
My 2001st Incarnationby James Chilson
A stuffed toy duck learns the joy of not talking too much, and the importance of listening more.
Genre: Family
6 pages
Genre: Family
6 pages
Dead Societyby James Pickering
A fractured family respond to the news of an outbreak of zombies in the town in very different ways.
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Genre: Horror
10 pages
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Chemistry of Lifeby David DeBord
Ten-year-old Timmy's older brother was buried yesterday. Timmy's mother is a junkie, her live-in boyfriend is a dealer, and Timmy's only friend is a dead gerbil. Maybe Timmy's brilliance can fix the horrors of his life, right after he re-animates the gerbil.
Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
Cats In Rehabby George Klembith
When cats get together for their rehab sessions, anything can happen... literally.
Genre: Animation
4 pages
Genre: Animation
4 pages
In Her Shoesby Frank Parini
A worker at a crash test facility takes matters into his own hands when the drunk driver responsible for the death of his fiancà walks free from court.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 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
Genre: Comedy
25 pages
To Have And To Holdby Darren J Seeley
On the eve of what would have been their wedding anniversary, a distraught man makes love to his wife again, despite her passing on months before
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Aegisby Robert McBride
A young woman’s sarcastic comment changes her mother’s life forever.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Papercutby Janet Goodman-Clarke
Hassled by school yard bullies, a strange little boy proves that money isn't the root of ALL evil...
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Genre: Horror
8 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
Paying The Piperby Stoyan Popov
Logline: The inevitable payment for our sins.
Project Synopsis:
Noel, Simon and James are surprised when a beautiful girl appears at their door.
As the night progresses they each discover the hidden conection that links them all.
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Genre: Drama
14 pages
Bailiff Love Storyby Chris Leonard
A lonely bailiff meets a forgotten artist and discovers love but in the most terrifying way possible.
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Genre: Horror
11 pages
Cockingwoodby Edmund Woods
A nebbish man gets more than he bargained for after accepting the invitation to a secret cult meeting meant for someone else
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
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