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A father and his kids plot an escape for a relaxing vacation.

Genre: Comedy
5 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
A trouble widower is picked on, hassled and wooed by a neighbor woman who had been interested in him for years.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 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
Big Bertha's Back!by  TOM DEIKER
"Big Bertha's Back" -- Fantasy Western. Hardened cowgirls come to town to enjoy the company of 'barboys.' 1-scene, 10 pages. Cast of 6: 4 women, two men. Simple set, lighting, sound, no special effects. Western costumes. Sex role reversals, adult language. ©PAu3494658

Genre: Gay/Lesbian
10 pages
(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
Witch of the Treesby  Marnie Mitchell-Lister
A woman dies trying to save a forest but legend says her spirit remains. "In day she sleeps - Full moon she creeps - The witch of the trees - Your soul she’ll keep."

Genre: Horror
7 pages
The Right Choiceby  David
Did you ever wonder why God lets children die? Drama/Sci-Fi.

Genre: Drama
15 pages
Meaninglessby  Rob Tobin
A married man begins an affair with a co-worker. Or does he?

Genre: Drama
6 pages
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
Email Testingby  Mark Tester
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Genre: Comedy
2 pages
We Won Lotto, Or Did We?by  Alex Sarris
This is a true story based on the bizarre events that took place on the night of the Lotto draw. Could this family become millionaires or was it just their fate?

Genre: Drama
7 pages
Smart and Smarterby  George & Tammy Klembith
In the vein of Dumb & Dumber -- only they bring a lot more IQ points to the party. The Mensa version of The Odd Couple.

Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Give My Love to Roseby  Michael Sieve
A widowed woman (Rose) finally hears the dying words of her murdered husband from the man who was falsely accused of killing him.

Genre: Drama
18 pages
How Far is Heavenby  Cary Cadena
June 5, 1944 Jack Valverde and the 82nd Airborne Division have been dropped behind enemy lines in the city of Sainte-Mere-Eglise. After finding refuge in a theater he encounters an individual that will change everything he knows about the war and alter his life forever.

Genre: Non-Fiction/History
25 pages
Alley Cat Catastropheby  Alice Albrecht
I created this series. It starts with a Christmas book, then the carnival book then on to the toy store... with other scenarios in store. This would make a great Pixar or Disney series, but I need to make a short. Are you and animator? Lets team up.

Genre: Animation
24 pages
Destiny Deliversby  Mindy Goldhammer
Destiny Delivers You can choose your friends but you can't choose your family. Ben is bullied by his mother to marry a girl of her choice. He becomes outraged and searches for sanctuary. Destiny follows him and manifests a stunning transformation in his life.

Genre: Romance
4 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
To Live Gayily Ever Afterby  James A. Hernandez
A cultured and highly educated, but loveless bachelor succumbs to his friend's plan that entails "hiring" their gay co-worker to teach him the "gay ways" in order to court an unapproachable co-worker who happens to be his dream woman.

Genre:
33 pages
Eden is a science dome on Mars. It is being shut down after a 40-year habitation. Two workers were left behind to scuttle the outpost that once had a thousand people living in it. Alarms go off in the station. Three launches are detected on the Earth's surface. A flash, An asteroid rips the blue planet apart. The two now need to do what the previous scientists had never been able to do, find water.

Genre: Sci-Fi
40 pages
ACTS OF TERRORby  Jagdish Singh
A disenchanted diplomat, unable to get the United Nations to yield to his complaints, becomes vindictive and forms a terrorist organization with cruel intentions. ACTS OF TERROR was an official FINALIST in the 2014 American Movie Awards.

Genre: Drama
45 pages
A Day at the Officeby  Mary Krell-Oishi
An overweight woman in love with her boss fantasizes about a romantic liason.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
3 pages
The Deputyby  Alan Barkley
In frontier Arizona, a Sheriff must confront an unpredictable felon barricaded in his house with his young wife as hostage. 4 characters. 1 location. 10 pages.

Genre: Western
10 pages
Gone Fishingby  Jason Clowers
While fishing, a young boy named James meets an unexpected visitor.

Genre: Sci-Fi
7 pages
Celebrity Mob Apprentice Parodyby  Michael Bavota
Characters from popular mob movies are chosen to compete to be the next Celebrity Mob Apprentice. The project manager of the winning team will be made, whereas the losing team will go back to the board room, where someone will get Whacked!

Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Whale Taleby  Jared Wynn
A first date between a hipster and a goth girl goes horribly right when they find some common ground. Low budget sketch comedy. Three characters, one location, no FX.

Genre: Comedy
4 pages
Artmosphereby  David Serra
A troubled young woman's airline flight enters into another dimension after a violent storm.

Genre: Sci-Fi
5 pages
The O'Malley Effectby  Derek Rushlow
A little girl and her parents flee from people turned into crazed cannibals by a mysterious comet.

Genre: Horror
16 pages
The Best Medicineby  John Morse
Heartwarming silent short. Doc, a long time clown, struggling to find the right career after losing his circus job, finally finds his niche.

Genre: Other
6 pages
Jack Flanniganby  Alex Sarris
On the far side of Loch Lomond lives a possessed Jack Flannigan, who seeks revenge against the descendants of those that turned his life into a living HELL.

Genre: Horror
6 pages
On his routine paper round one morning, a young boy is faced with flashes from a past he cannot remember.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
When an abused young girl is sent to live with her auntie by her mum, she learns the hard way that a new place does not mean a better life.

Genre: Drama
10 pages
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
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
Lenny's Pawn Shopby  Sherrill Wark
A couple of muggers fence their ill-gotten gains at the wrong place. (10 pages)

Genre: Horror
10 pages
Night Drivingby  Tom Bragg
While a criminal is on the run from ruthless drug dealers he finds an escape in the form of a kooky taxi driver who will gladly take him to his destination, somewhere on the other side.

Genre: Suspense/Thriller
7 pages
Ashes to Ashesby  Alex Sarris
Upon the death of his wife, Danny Stone decides to flip his life upside down.

Genre: Gay/Lesbian
5 pages
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Genre: Action/Adventure
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
The Poker Gameby  Robert C. Frostholm
A man, substituting for a player in a poker game, may get more than he bargained for.

Genre: Drama
5 pages
Availability May be Limitedby  Janet Goodman-Clarke
When the latest video craze hits the shelves, two women find that limited supply - and unlimited demand - equal all-out war.

Genre: Comedy
9 pages
 
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