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Asylumby Janet Goodman-Clarke
A young man in the 1890s is sentenced to an Asylum for the crime of love. Will he survive the loneliness and the brutality - or are worse things waiting, behind those walls? Mental institutions make for strange bedfellows...
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Genre: Horror
12 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
Genre: Drama
12 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
Genre: Drama
26 pages
Normalby Malcolm Stroud
A seemingly normal young woman wrestles with her neuroses as she tries to go on a date.
Genre: Romance
5 pages
Genre: Romance
5 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
Terrors (Sci-fi/horror/fantasy)by Ange Fassinou
Five hundred soldiers are changed into invincible warriors by a chemical product and win war for America. Many years later, authorities think that they could be dangerous for the United States... so they put them into a big container and hide them into the depth of Lake Ontario. The discovery of petrol in the same lake wake them up from a long silence waiting for their vengence time.
Genre: Sci-Fi
40 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
40 pages
The Execution of Emily Jane Rumzicby Allan J Love
A young beautiful woman is on death row and has ten minutes to confront her demons before she is executed. Hell hath no fury.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
16 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
16 pages
Fansby Steven Burton
John sits alone in an empty theater to wait for a Greta Garbo film to begin, and then Kathy, a stranger, sits next to him. Confrontation ignites; technical problems delay the screening, humor, and then this couple share surprise revelations.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
12 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
12 pages
The Man with the Briefcaseby Victor Bravo
A jailed vagrant claims he holds the answer to the future of the country in his lone possession, a metal briefcase that can't be opened.
Genre: Sci-Fi
25 pages
Genre: Sci-Fi
25 pages
Resting Placeby Janet Goodman-Clarke
A couple hide out at an abandoned farm, when their kidnapping plan goes horribly wrong. A 'haunting' tale of country justice...
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Genre: Horror
10 pages
The Coolest Guys in the Worldby David Nelson
A group of dimwitted teens work together to find their friend a date for the prom.
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
The Writerby Taylor Albertson
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
Genre: Animation
15 pages
Lucky Devilby Marjory Kaptanoglu
A young woman finds herself in a quandary after the Devil’s matchmaking service comes up with her perfect match. (Top 5 finalist KCWIFT; 10 pgs.)
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Genre: Comedy
10 pages
Celebrity Killsby Marqus Bobesich
A 12 year-old Mexican boy peddles prime paparazzi photos from a mystery man, who may or may not be a Hollywood hitman.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
12 pages
Fall Backby Alan Barkley
Told in reverse chronological order, two undercover cops clash when confronted with drug dealer temptations
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
10 pages
The Condemnedby J. Simon Allen
In 1867 Montana, a young mercenary leads a potentially innocent man into the wilderness to dig his own grave.
Genre: Western
12 pages
Genre: Western
12 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
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
The Letterby John A. Witcher
Two friends reunited after 20 years. One location and two characters. Great for festival circuit.
Genre: Drama
2 pages
Genre: Drama
2 pages
Trinkets of Loveby Michael Bavota
Fictional heart-warming story for the entire family that involves two cousins, greed, a wise-loving old grandfather, who teaches his granddaughters an innocent lesson in love and life through seemingly items of junk that turn out to be trinkets of love.
Genre: Family
14 pages
Genre: Family
14 pages
29 Dinerby Bobby Bell
After his family is taken hostage, a man strikes back.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
5 pages
Ben Marksby Kimberly Jobe
A super summer shoe sale convinces a man on the verge of suicide that life is worth living, at least until he needs a new pair of shoes.
Genre: Other
9 pages
Genre: Other
9 pages
Who Caresby Michelle Muldoon
A confrontation between a belligerent drunk and a homeless man has disastrous repercussions.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Genre: Drama
5 pages
The Cleanerby Jez McMillan
Bern works as a "cleaner" for a local crime lord. Essentially what he does is hack into Police Closed Circuit TV networks and erases any footage that might incriminate his boss. But one day he discovers CCTV footage of himself murdering a woman and is given a blank ultimatum by a mysterious caller: kill his boss or the incriminating fake footage of him will be surrendered to the police.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
14 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
14 pages
The Immaculate Deceptionby Haldon Richardson
Mississippian Maria has sex with an African American man whose tattoo says, "The Lord"; pregnant, supposedly chaste Maria and her obese husband, Rick, go to Reverend Blazing, who soon convinces a captivated world that Maria is going to give birth to the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Genre: Comedy
16 pages
Genre: Comedy
16 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: Fantasy
10 pages
Genre: Fantasy
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
Normalby Chris Ossman
A man who finds his life too boring slowly realizes that he is actually crazy and living in a world he created to escape his insanity.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
5 pages
Going Postalby Shail Kamini Ramcharan
An average Joe (think Paul Rudd) frustrated with the red tape of Federal bureaucracy, decides to take matters into his own hands to make sure he gets his job done. His attempts lead him to a face-off with a Dwarf Police Squad, and the Dwarf Police Chief (think Peter Dinklage) is determined to take him down at all costs.
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Genre: Comedy
12 pages
Mr. Marsby Tamara Hart
Dani's friends help her imagine what it'll be like meeting her dad for the first time
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Genre: Comedy
8 pages
Dirtyby Lizz-Ayn Shaarawi
A neat-freak killer roams the streets looking for his next victim, unaware that predators come in many guises.
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Genre: Horror
6 pages
Homeby Ronald Fordham
A strange, two-location screenplay about a woman who keeps hearing loud noises from within her house at 3:14 A.M.
Genre: Horror
30 pages
Genre: Horror
30 pages
Captiveby Catherine Hardin
After a young girl is kidnapped, she is rescued by an unexpected hero.
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Genre: Drama
6 pages
Headsby Jeanette Hylton
A naive young girl becomes friends with a disturbed drug dealer who pulls her into the dangerous drug life. Trapped in a downward spiral of drug addiction and violence the two girls battle against each other and addiction as they fight to survive.
Genre: Drama
23 pages
Genre: Drama
23 pages
Syrupby Alexander Ruben
Over brunch, a bitter twenty-something interrogates her evasive boyfriend over his true whereabouts the previous night.
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Call Me Snakeby Skip Schwink
When a couple small time criminals are late for a money drop their sociopathic boss teaches them a brutal and bloody lesson on the importance of promptness. That is until the tables are turned and the boss learns a lesson he too won't soon forget.
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
15 pages
Genre: Crime/Murder/Mystery
15 pages
Spookyby Tony Jerris
Terror ensues when a man hooks up with a woman online who is already dead... Or is she?
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Past Tenseby Andrew Tribolin
A romantic black comedy: A self-destructive street girl collides with a washed up grunge rocker attempting suicide, transforming their lives forever.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
21 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
21 pages
Irregardlessby John Porter
The wife of a grammarian begs him to correct her grammar.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Genre: Romantic Comedy
6 pages
Thin Wallsby Jerome Gilden
A men who searches for a reason behind his incarceration develops a friendship with a mysterious prisoner on the other side of his wall.
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Genre: Drama
16 pages
Did I Scare Youby Ramona Baillie
A killer plays a game of cat and mouse with his latest victim only to find the roles reversed.
Genre: Horror
5 pages
Genre: Horror
5 pages
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