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Ways and Meansby Lyndon McGill
Two U.S. Senators work across the aisle to achieve more than their political ambitions.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Those Cohen Kids Againby Sherrill Wark
10-year-old Ben Cohen's experiment with his sea monkeys works way too well.
Genre: Animation
10 pages
Genre: Animation
10 pages
The Blood Jobby Ronald Fordham
One-location script about a man who hooks up with a mysterious woman he met online. Features a twist ending.
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Martyrby Eric Harbak
In a conquered Earth of the future a young man must decide what sacrifices he is willing to make to help free those he loves.
Genre: Sci-Fi
19 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
19 pages
Fear Awayby Christine Whitlock
(6) 1-page animated or live action filler short scripts for children. At home and outside, children are instructed how to be more confident.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Alone in the Woodsby Joe McGarvey
A husband tries to bury his mistake deep in the woods. But he soon learns his sins are not without consequences. His sanity will be tested as his secrets comes back to haunt him.
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Appleby Lisa Kucharski
An angel is tempted by an apple.
Genre: Other
7 pages
Genre: Other
7 pages
Lost in the Stormby Janet Goodman-Clarke
Brought together by a missing children's convention, three strangers bond over shared grief and loss. But when a storm traps them in their hotel for the night, one of them finds their ordeal far from over.
Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Maniaby Kathy Coman
A married professor's one night stand comes back to hunt him when the student refuses to let go.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
6 pages
Wornby Jeffrey Blake Palmer
Before moving his family to Seattle, a man tries one last time to get his father off the streets of Sacramento. While their day together sheds light on a contentious past and helps mend wounds, will it prove enough to turn their lives around for good?
WINNER - Best Short Screenplay - Salt Lake City Film Festival 2013
RUNNER UP - Dramatic Short - Woods Hole Film Festival 2013
FINALIST - SoCal Film Fest 2013
Genre: Drama
21 pages
Genre: Drama
21 pages
WTF?by Sherrie Kelley
Kit Cooper goes apartment hunting at Bartlett Heights, unaware the aging maintenance man has slaughtered everyone in the apartment complex.
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Genre: Horror
23 pages
Me and Papiby Kevin Bui
A daughter grows up dancing with her father.
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Momma's Gonna Have A Babyby Anthony Cacchillo
A 70 year old widow finds herself three months pregnant after an indiscretion during a trip to Las Vegas. Not remembering any of the details, she finds that her doctor is sympathetic and helpful to her in accepting the event. Her two adult daughters are shocked and embarrassed by the news, but Momma soon convinces them that the coming bundle of joy is indeed a blessing.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Genre: Comedy
3 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
Oasisby John Porter
A horror/dark comedy script about a rich young man who sells his soul to a mysterious old stranger for a drink of water
Genre: Horror
7 pages
Genre: Horror
7 pages
The Macbethsby Gregory G. Sarno
Lady M. and her bungling attorney spouse debut in a self-contained excerpt from the feature-length œLady Macbeth, a contemporary supernatural takeoff on Shakespeare.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Memorial to James Whistletonby Malcolm Stroud
James was a well-loved family man - or so people thought, until a lifetime's secrets and an old enemy are exposed at his memorial service.
Genre: Drama
19 pages
Genre: Drama
19 pages
Cloned White Tigerby Roshdy Ahmed
A tiger secretly cloned to be super smart, breaks out, kills who cloned it and lives with a research and circus lady who knows nothing about it's being a massive murder creature until it starts its killing frenzy before her eyes.
Genre: Horror
26 pages
Genre: Horror
26 pages
The Chipby Brian Shell
Minimally-invasive nanochip-implants enable convenience, ease, pleasure, and pain when Picosoft CEO, Gil Bates, shows mankind still hasn't created a weapon it has not used.
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
10 pages
Odi's Odysseyby Brandon Hatch
In a mythic land where the moon dreams and mountains blow bubbles into streams, a young Odi and his companions face dangers from the Valley of Shadow.
Genre: Animation
13 pages
Genre: Animation
13 pages
Love and Miss Lilyby Ruth Baird
Joey (5) really wants to show his love to Miss Lily with a gift, but his arch enemy, Jules, catches him and he wets his pants in front of the class.
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
Genre: Comedy
7 pages
A Positive Outcomeby Robert McBride
A newlywed couple is their child's only hope at survival, but a deep dark secret threatens to kill them all.
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Genre: Drama
11 pages
Old Cyrusby James McCormick
An old man is promised youth and his old love back but begins to suspect this supernatural deal might have some serious strings attached.
Genre: Fantasy
12 pages
Genre: Fantasy
12 pages
The Break Upsby James Pickering
A womaniser and a hopeless romantic struggle to break up with their emotionally unstable and sex crazed partners.
IMDB profile - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5688984/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Lunacyby Mark Rupprecht
(Sci-Fi/Thriller) - An interstellar homicide agent investigates the killing of an American space tourist while slipping into madness.
Genre: Sci-Fi
40 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
40 pages
The New Kidby Bill Hoversten-Davis
Branded "the new kid," a shy 10-year-old is tormented by bullies and cowed by his demanding father " until a tomboy he meets at school becomes an unexpected ally.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
6 pages
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
6 pages
Grief Counselorby Christine Whitlock
Death’s closure can be twisted. When a family returns to the funeral home to collect their deceased relative’s ashes, they encounter inappropriate actions.
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Genre: Comedy
3 pages
On the Boxby Peter Ray Field
An ambitious New York psychiatrist desperate for research funding becomes obsessed with a patient whose family controls a massive pharmaceutical fortune.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
15 pages
The Craziesby John Rae
A young receptionist at a plastic surgeon's office wanted nothing more than to have the afternoon off to celebrate her birthday. Instead she must fight ghosts, demons, and her pain-in-the-butt boss when a patient claims her breast implants are possessed.
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Genre: Horror
21 pages
Haunting For A Bargainby Kelvin Wong
A short psychological suspense/thriller/horror in the tradition of Hitchcock and The Twilight Zone. A young, first-time home-buyer couple is lured into buying a bargain-of-a-house when a resident spirit begins to torment their infant baby and drive the couple apart. Optioned in 2013 but since expired, this single-location script is once again available.
Genre: Horror
20 pages
Genre: Horror
20 pages
One Momentby Justin Zipprich
A naive young man meets the girl of his dreams and together they blossom the perfect relationship until jealousy brings their love to a bitter end, but was the relationship really what it seemed or just a figment of his imagination.
Genre: Drama
20 pages
Genre: Drama
20 pages
A Slip In Timeby Lisa Kucharski
A woman struggles with the loss of a friend.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Tall, Dark and Handsomeby Ann McDowell
Straight women and gay men want the same thing - the perfect man and the perfect pair of shoes. 4 locations: 2 apartments and a hallway between them and an office.
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
16 pages
Genre: Gay/Lesbian
16 pages
The Caretakersby Peter West
The owner of a Funeral Home in a rural town harvests the body parts of his unsuspecting caretakers, including their dog!. Twist ending. Black humour. One primary location. Minimal cast. Potential for sequels or extension to feature.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
17 pages
Valarie's Simple Giftby Michael Bavota
Valarie's Simple Gift is a fictional heart-warming story for the entire family that involves a girl (Valarie), as a Down Syndrome adult and as a child, an old hat and a random act of kindness that results in a healing miracle for a paralyzed Vietnamese refugee boy.
Genre: Family
15 pages
Genre: Family
15 pages
The Boothby K. Drake Streetman
A visit to a video porn booth becomes a guy's worst nightmare, as cringe-worthy dramatic comedy unfolds.
Genre: Drama
13 pages
Genre: Drama
13 pages
That Kidby Kurt J
A young black man grows up in the streets of Minneapolis in the 60's and 80's and becomes a musician, only to find his life in danger turn after turn.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
30 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
30 pages
The Undercoversby Mark Rupprecht
An Iconic American rock band, who are also spies, attempt to help a German scientist escape East Berlin in 1986
Genre: Action/Adventure
8 pages
Genre: Action/Adventure
8 pages
The Tooth Fairy's Wandby Shaun Graham
A young boy steals the Tooth Fairy's wand and makes some extra pocket change.
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Genre: Animation
8 pages
Paranoiaby Bunny Badlani
An intruder tries to enter a woman's home but everything is not what it seems. (A suspense/thriller with a shocking twist and a very subtle anti-drug message)
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
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