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Gender Specificby  Ken Illgen
She made "Partner," and now a high powered attorney is ready to make a baby - a boy baby and only a boy baby - or else! "Gender Specific" is a hip, funny, comedy short that pokes fun at our made-to-order society.

Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cabin Pressureby  Charles Hall
The passengers aboard a no-frills flight begin regretting their choice of carriers when the tactless flight attendant gives an eye-opening preflight safety demonstration.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Mating Seasonby  Michael E Berg
Two college wallflowers take a fateful stroll through campus, scouting for the perfect mate, but one misstep could ruin everything.

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Voices in the Darknessby  John Witcher
A young drug addict is diagnosed with schizophrenia. After years of exasperation, he beats the odds. Based on a true story.

Genre: Biographical
27 pages
The Old Man in Cabin 110by  Gregory McDonald
The old days and the new ways collide in a cramped cabin aboard a train as it heads for an unknown destination. Youth comes to take out an aging killer as he searches for meaning in his life's work.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
17 pages
A free-spirited young woman goes to Tijuana on a dizzying lark that ends in tragedy.

Genre: Drama
21 pages
Misplacedby  Ellen Zepp
A man must find out why his life is being erased before he ceases to exist.

Genre: Sci-Fi
17 pages
Last Dayby  Clark Cooke
Sick of his minimum-wage job, a former drug dealer plots his return to criminal life, but in order to pull it off he’ll have to double cross a ruthless adversary.

Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Gina's Veilby  Kevin Silva
A lonely, facially scarred woman discovers that a charming writer has been sneaking into an idyllic place on her farm.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
Destiny Is Written on a Train Ticketby  David Sueiro
They say that destiny is written. But who would have thought that sometimes it can be written... on a train ticket.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Letting Goby  Justin M. Sloan
Two young men ride the chairlift while snowboarding, but when they reach the top their boards aren't there and when they look for them, they find their own bodies. They must overcome their issues to move on.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Shades of Greyby  Chris Love
A psychiatrist intent on proving the existence of the Devil interrogates a young man at a pool hall who claims to be Satan himself. During the course of their conversation however, both men come to realize that good and evil aren't as cut and dry as they once thought. There are shades of grey, and they create who we are.

Genre: Drama
43 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
Where'd Bubbe Go?by  Dale Lippman
Celebrity siblings seek to reunite with an alienated grandmother. Adolescent stars make an appearance on Hawaii Five-0 and visit the Army Base where their grandmother lived with them in infancy. The older one recalls meaningful moments to his little sister. They realize their mother's feud has cut off a valuable family tie, so they put their heads together to cause a family reunion. All they know is she immigrated to Israel ten years ago.

Genre: Family
11 pages
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
Jesus Sanchez wants one simple thing: to support his family and spend time with them. But his employer stands in his way when they slash his hours to 29.0 or less to avoid giving him healthcare. Jesus is forced to get a second job and finds he can support his family but his time with them suffers and they suffer. Will they survive or will the family be torn apart by corporate greed?

Genre: Drama
40 pages
It Came Out In The Washby  Stuart Creque
On Dec. 31, 1999, a family with a computer-controlled washing machine learns that the Y2K bug is very real.

Genre: Sci-Fi
5 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
Jefe: The Boss of Vengeanceby  Jeff Ardoin
Like the second one before him, the third Jefe unleashes revenge upon his enemy, and the enemies of the innocent as Mexico City's "Vigilante Angel" returns.

Genre: Action/Adventure
46 pages
White Jacketby  Mutegetsi Silas
A woman buys a white jacket, haunted by its former owner’s spirit, from a second hand clothes shop. At home, she sees a man, wearing the same jacket as hers. The man (the ghost) asks her to avenge his death. TWO LOCATIONS, FOUR ACTORS.

Genre: Horror
20 pages
Voices in the Darknessby  John Witcher
A young drug addict is diagnosed with schizophrenia. After years of exasperation, he beats the odds. Based on a true story.

Genre: Drama
27 pages
Stairway to Heavenby  Lois Tiller
While the fate of an injured racehorse hangs in the balance, a storytelling child takes refuge from a world filled with sorrow and brutality.

Genre: Drama
9 pages
A Goldfish Contemplates Lifeby  Jason K. Allen
A sad goldfish dreams of escaping his fish bowl so he can fight zombies, stop global warming, and meet Justin Bieber. (Produced writer; previous short won Best Screenplay at 2014 San Diego Film Awards. See my IMDB profile for credits.)

Genre: Animation
5 pages
The Purchaseby  Kenneth Lemm
Seemingly insignificant purchases have major impacts on the lives of five New Yorkers.

Genre: Drama
17 pages
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
Fat Cheerleaderby  Matthew Swartz
Abby is determined to be a freshman cheerleader this year, even if it means being the only fat girl on the squad.

Genre: Comedy
9 pages
Circle of Starsby  Dale Lippman
Betsy Ross struggles to choose between loyalty to her anti-war community and her proposal for marriage to a Patriot.

Genre: Biographical
15 pages
The Breakupby  Ryan Weir
A day in the life of a man trying desperately to understand his girlfriend and her mood swings. Since it is her birthday he tries not to be confrontational. In the end, his patience, or lack thereof, literally takes the cake.

Genre: Comedy
13 pages
Help From The Happy Guyby  James A. Hernandez
A loveless bachelor seeking the heart of his dream woman succumbs to his unstable friend's plan that entails hiring the office gay guy to help seal the deal.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
32 pages
Frickart, the Differentby  Othello Bach
Frickart is a gay frog. He stands, walks and dances. He hums instead of croaks, eats berries instead of flies, and wears a vest of made of flowers. Other frogs harass him, and eventually try to kill him. Because he’s standing tall, he sees danger they can’t, and saves them. Then they tolerate him. When he sees a young frog wearing a flower vest, and two others trying to walk upright, he’s satisfied. He’s helped.

Genre: Animation
20 pages
Digital Revengeby  Armando Alejandro
After being prank by a group of high school kids, a teenage boy will use his computer hacking skills to plot his revenge against the high school kids.

Genre: Drama
25 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
The world's biggest movie star has to contend with severe budgetary restrictions on the set of her latest film. This is a satirical look at the dismal state of film financing.

Genre: Comedy
6 pages
A confident house-hunting career woman finds more than she bargained for when she spots a mysterious figure in the upstairs window and decides to investigate. One character, one location.

Genre: Horror
3 pages
Becauseby  Kevin Bui
A man remembers how he fell in love; and how it changed his life.

Genre: Romance
8 pages
What's Onby  Chris Ossman
When is reality TV too real?

Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
Titled/Untitledby  Nick Yeh
A song writer puts together a romantic dinner for two to break up with his writer-wanna-be lover.

Genre: Drama
4 pages
A Magic 8 Ball creates a lucky date.

Genre: Comedy
3 pages
Bygone and Beyondby  Bob Wiley
As a young man stalks his ex, who is working a late night shift at a convenence store, an unexpected encounter with a troubled girl changes his life forever.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
8 pages
Spousal Protection Programby  Eric Ingram
A husband-in-hiding recounts the last days of his turbulent marriage and his harrowing escape from his deranged wife.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
 
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