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PADACHON -THE CREATORAfter eloping with the man she loves, a young woman is forced to confront the dark secret she has hidden for years—that her decorated army officer father sexually abused her as a child.When he begins targeting her younger sister, she and her husband unite to stop him, leading to a violent final reckoning. |
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HealedA bitter non-believer holds Jesus responsible for losing her daughter. When mysterious signs appear—each one echoing her daughter’s presence—she’s drawn to the faith she swore off forever. Script Excerpt |
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Laura's ListAfter years spent being the perfect wife, mother, and grandmother, a 55-year-old widow decides to reclaim herself by writing a list of forbidden desires. But when she unexpectedly falls for a younger man, she’s forced to rethink what she knows about love, passion, and getting older. Script Excerpt |
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THE ANIMAL LOVERElevated Sci-Fi/Horror/Black Comedy (Based on the PD novel “The Camel” by Lord Berners) After a series of uncharted meteor showers, voracious wild animals begin to hatch and kill their prey throughout the British Isles, the timid wife of a starchy country vicar finds the company of a malevolent albino camel more appealing than her husband's! Comps: THE BIRDS meets THE INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS) |
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Unknown Black AssailantAs the crack epidemic erupts across 1980s small-city America, a Black rookie detective investigating a string of gang murders in Little Rock, Arkansas uncovers a CIA-backed arms-for-drugs conspiracy—forcing him to choose between protecting his family and exposing a truth that could destroy him. |
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RACING HOMEAn ex race car driver runs from his last crash and divorce, to find new love, danger, and himself. Script Excerpt |
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DEER DOGAfter hitting a dog, then saving his life, a single mother and her children fall for the dog, and the broken, homeless man who is his original owner. Script Excerpt |
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Blood on the TracksAfter seven years in prison, a hardened London gangster walks free in the summer of ’66 — but as he hunts down the man who betrayed him, his 1950s world of honour, loyalty and quiet menace has been replaced by a brash, swinging London where the new gangsters wear colour and smile for the cameras. Terry McQueen is a man out of time. Blood on the Tracks is a tragic odyssey through loyalty, love, loss, and the death of the old London under the neon lights of the new. |
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We Are Destined to Be OneDre Anderson, the protagonist, realizes that to shift his perspective on his current relationship, he must fully close lingering thoughts and feelings of past relationships that remain in his mind. His view of women as musical genres allows him to undergo an introspective journey that transforms his thinking and life. |
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The light of berihu"In a remote village overshadowed by poverty and tradition, a young, visionary girl named Berihu fights to illuminate her community’s future through education, defying deep-seated societal barriers to become the light that guides her people out of darkness." |
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Before the darknessAfter surviving a brutal war that claimed his family, an elderly pensioner sees the sudden closure of local banks and realizes a devastating new conflict is imminent, driving him to dig his own grave before the chaos returns. |
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e-DEADAfter a near-death experience, a woman discovers her dating app matches are ghosting her because they really are ghosts leaving her clues in order to solve their murders. |
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Golden Arrow: AhmoseHatshepsut's Palace is a setting of love. Outside there are battles over gold. |
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EidolonAt a remote country house a cynical female anthropologist at the end of her rope enlists a Hindi “Past Lives” psychiatrist to battle the deadly force which has stalked her soul through time |
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The Loss of HeavenIn 1961, a guilt-ridden Catholic schoolboy convinced he has damned himself and his family by breaking "Divine Law" must confront fear, superstition, and a violent bully after a tragic church fire forces him to become the hero he never believed he could be. Script Excerpt |
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SparkyA teenage hospital volunteer in 1970s Texas discovers his calling in medicine, but the road from wide-eyed candy striper to physician is paved with drugs, temptation, and the hard lessons that textbooks can't teach. |
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ALOBir sosyal yardim hattinda calisan yalniz bir adam, her gun aglayan, yardim isteyen ve hayata tutunmaya calisan insanlari dinleyerek onlarin yukunu tasir. Yillar boyunca baskalarini hayatta tutmaya calisirken icinde binlerce kirik hayat birikir. Sonunda bir gun izin alir ve anonim olarak kendi calistigi cagri merkezini arayip ilk kez kendisi yardim istemeye baslar. |
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SOSYETE VETERINERIBir sehirde yasayan bir grup sarhos arkadasin gecesi, iclerinden birinin gercek bir kuyrugu oldugunu gostermesiyle grotesk bir kabusa donusur. Bara gelen gizemli bir sosyete veterineri, kuyrugu kesmeyi teklif edince gece siddet, korku ve trajik bir deliligin icine suruklenir. Insan ile hayvan arasindaki sinirin yavas yavas cozuldugu bu kisa film, beden korkusu ve toplumsal yabancilasmayi karanlik bir atmosfer icinde anlatir. |
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Sevgili Mutlu ÖlümSevgili Mutlu Olum” Birbirlerinin yaralarini iyilestirmeye calisan iki yalniz yazar, zamanla askin icinde birbirlerini tuketmeye baslar. Kadin, geceleri bilinç akisiyla defterlerine yazan kirilgan bir yazar; adam ise alkol ve bagimliliklarla giderek cozulmeye baslayan eski bir romancidir. Baslangicta birbirlerinde “anlasilan bir ruh” bulan ikili, ayni evde sigara dumani, yarim kalmis metinler, tasan krizler ve uykusuz geceler arasinda yasamaya baslar. Ancak zaman ilerledikce sevgi, iyilestiren bir sey olmaktan cok birbirlerinin karanligini buyuten hastalikli bir bagliliga donusur. Yazdiklari hikayeler gercekle karismaya, karakterler kendi hayatlarina benzemeye baslar. Kadin giderek olumu bir kacis degil, birlikte ulasilabilecek son huzur gibi gormeye baslar. Gercek ile kurgu arasindaki sinir tamamen silindiginde, kadin adamin da rizasiyla ikisini birlikte olume surukler. Cunku onlar icin mutlu son artik yasamak degil, birbirlerinin yaninda huzur icinde yok olmaktir. |
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Affettik Klinigi27 yasindaki Eylem, Izmir’de yasayan genc bir ofis calisanidir. Gecirdigi agir bir manik atak sonrasi gerceklikle bagi zayiflamaya baslar. Insanlarin yuzleri yabancilasir, sesler anlamini kaybeder ve kendi kimligi bile ona ait degilmis gibi hissettirmeye baslar. Yasadigi psikolojik kriz sonrasi bir affektif hastaliklar klinigine yatirilir. Klinikte ilk gunlerinde kendisini bir insandan cok “hasta dosyasi” gibi hisseder. Doktorlar teshisler ve tedavi yontemleri uzerinde dururken, Eylem iceriden yavas yavas cozuldugunu dusunur. Zamanla diger hastalarla bag kurmaya baslar: Cem, gecmisinin agirligini tasiyan eski bir edebiyat ogretmeni; Arda, konusmayi reddeden genc bir muzisyen; Sevgi, obsesif dusuncelerle mucadele eden kirilgan bir kadin; ve Kemal, yillarca polislik yaptiktan sonra duygusal tukennislik yasayan eski bir komiser... Eylem kisa sure sonra sunu fark eder: Gercek iyilesme yalnizca ilaclarda ya da doktor odalarinda degil, insanlarin birbirinin yarasini sessizce tasidigi anlarda baslamaktadir. Bu yuzden klinikte birbirlerine, kendilerine ve hayata dair kirginliklari icin tek bir cumle kurarlar: “Affettik.” Her seyi. Taburcu gunu yaklastikca Eylem korkmaya baslar. Disaridaki hayat hala hizli, mekanik ve yabancidir. Klinik ise onun icin bir hastaneden cok, kirilmis insanlarin birbirine tutundugu gecici bir eve donusmustur. “Affettik Klinigi”, delilik ve normallik arasindaki ince cizgiyi sorgulayan; anlasilma, yalnizlik, affedis ve insan temasinin iyilestirici gucu uzerine varoluscu bir psikolojik dramadir. |
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Death By SunlightA powerful killer has ripped off the legendary Book of Light stepping way over the line on his “sacrificial victims” quota. Only Jack Burns, a former top LA detective, has the skills and contacts to get them back, except for one twist… Jack’s been dead for five years and he's still really pissed about it. |
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The Sky’s EdgeLincoln Beachey was the greatest aviator who ever lived — performing miracles no one else dared attempt, for crowds no one else could command, at a cost no one talks about. Almost no one remembers his name. Script Excerpt |
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Chasing stardustIn a city that never sleeps, dreams are chased and hearts are broken, but for some, love is a light that guides them through the darkness. |
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Six Hundred Years of LoveAcross six centuries, a man loses the same woman twice — first to God in Renaissance Italy, then to a post-human future — forcing him to choose between eternal love and the survival of humanity. |
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ANNILApós a morte do seu irmão Dré, Annil comete um ato impulsivo que muda completamente o rumo da sua vida, levando-o à prisão. Ao sair, ele e a sua mãe deixam Chicago e recomeçam em Boston, na tentativa de reconstruir o futuro longe do passado que os destruiu. Em Boston, Annil entra para a escola júnior afiliada aos Celtics, onde tenta perseguir o seu sonho de se tornar jogador profissional de basquete, enquanto luta para controlar a raiva, a culpa e as consequências das suas decisões. No novo ambiente, ele conhece uma jovem influencer que acaba por se tornar parte da sua vida, ao mesmo tempo que entra numa relação atual com Jack, enquanto tenta esquecer a sua ex e reorganizar o seu coração no meio do caos emocional. Mas a sua jornada sofre mais um impacto quando ele é envolvido num episódio de violência que o deixa temporariamente paralisado, forçando-o a enfrentar não só a recuperação física, mas também as feridas emocionais que nunca cicatrizaram. No final da sua caminhada, Annil cruza-se com a filha do seu irmão, um encontro que muda a forma como ele encara o passado, fechando um ciclo marcado por perda, escolhas e redenção. |
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THE CHRISTMAS GUESTA homeless man seeking refuge from a storm finds shelter in a church where a funeral mass is being said; in so doing, as stipulated in the will, as the only attendee he inherits the deceased’s fortune and uses it during Christmas season to change the lives of all around him… except his own. Script Excerpt |
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Yeshua: The First EncounterA staunch atheist, grieving his friend’s death, turns to a witch to bring him back,only to learn he sold his soul, forcing him to confront his disbelief in God |
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The Lion Sentinel 1In near-futuristic Africa, a warrior with divine powers is framed for the king’s death. Guided by his gift, he journeys through exile, finds allies and uncovers a royal betrayal that could cost the Queen her life |
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Rock It 2 Battle Of The BandsLisa, the class troublemaker, gets one shot at changing how everyone sees her, by winning at the school’s music festival. But with no instruments and only their voices, she and her friends must take on rockstars with raw talent and fearless creativity |
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Rock It 1 Rise Of The Black BeatlesAfter eating the infamous Carolina Reaper pepper, collapsing, and nearly dying, three high schoolers wake up with singing voices. They turn their pain into a music video, go viral, and must dodge fake friends and the chaos of sudden fame. |
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SOCKALEXIS: Without PeerThis 1890s social drama/sports biography, told in a series of flashbacks by a group of sports writers who saw him play, tells the tragic story of the first Native American professional baseball player, a man of epic talent and mystique, who battled his own issues with alcoholism and other demons as well as the racial adversity presented by peers, fans and the press. |
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War dramaA half-Iranian pilot, on a special mission to Iran, shoots down his own plane to avoid bombing his homeland, becomes stranded in Iran, and finds his grandparents there. |
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The VapeLogline ? When a group of teens unknowingly inhale cursed vape juice laced with demonic spirits, the awkward fifth wheel of the group must use a mysterious ancient ledger to battle possessed friends and a satanic shopkeeper before becoming the next sacrifice |
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The EphodBased on a true story, after a disturbing Bible study shatters her lifelong Catholic beliefs, Faith Alvarez is driven by a supernatural encounter to uncover the mystery of the ancient Ephod. Her journey unfolds alongside sweeping biblical reenactments that reveals a hidden priesthood bound to Jesus Christ that sparks a fierce ecclesiastical debate in an open arena, upending centuries of theological and pastoral tradition. Script Excerpt |
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ContortionsContortions is a psychological chamber piece that unfolds almost entirely within a dim sitting room. The film blends absurdist dark comedy with existential horror, using physical entanglement as a visual metaphor for emotional and moral distortion. Reality fractures as past and present, life and death, and truth and delusion collapse into one another. |
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Virgin, Warrior, Priest, HeroOver three decades, Lucy passes through innocence, violent delusion, tenderness, and ultimately grace - fractured versions of a soul struggling to survive a world that continually misreads her. |
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Rebecca Saves the Human WebAfraid of her growing anger, a teenage girl in a violent future inhabits the spirit of her dead grandmother and fights to keep a vast web of hate and violence from triggering civilization's collapse. |
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Henry, HenryA deadly act of violence he committed twenty years ago fractured Henry into two personalities — one driven by guilt and confession, the other by denial and survival; the audience is aware of the division, while other characters see only one eccentric person struggling to keep the future from repeating the past. |
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Wounds of Love and ConspiracyAfter an accident cripples the woman he loves, a guilt-ridden, obsessive man takes on America's scars as his own, risking everything to change the course of history and earn the love she freely gives. Uses actual news clips and photos. |
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Spielberg!Two lifelong Chicago directionless screenwriter buddies race across Route 66 to pitch their dream script to Steven Spielberg, only to discover that self-doubt, failure, and each other may stop them long before they reach their idol, begging the question: will they finally become the writers they dream of, or lose everything chasing fame? |
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THE PHANTOM DRIVEROn New Year’s Eve, 1912, a violent alcoholic dies and becomes the supernatural driver who gathers the souls of the dead — until he’s given one impossible chance to save his family from the consequences of his own cruelty. |
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MIRACLE BOYAfter dying from meningitis and glimpsing Paradise, a troubled seven-year-old mountain boy is sent back to Earth with a promise of eighty more years—but when he wakens with no memory of his past, he must struggle through a lifetime of doubt, hardship, and temptation to rediscover his purpose and fulfill a divine mission that could save not only his family, but his soul. Script Excerpt |
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THE BEAUTY OF THE RODEOA former rodeo queen returns home after thirty years, but her attempt to fit back in is further complicated by the arrival of the daughter she secretly placed for adoption. |
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DECORATIONSWhen a disgruntled spirit brings all the neighborhood decorations to life on Halloween, a timid fifth grader must devise a plan to capture it by midnight in order to save her family and friends from becoming decorations themselves forever. |
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THE LAST PLACEA woman delves into the forest of her own mind to solve an impossible mystery when her family disappears during a stop at a highway rest area. |
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LAST SHOPPER STANDINGA bitterly divorcing couple competes in a deadly game of survival on Christmas Eve when a disgruntled big-box store manager locks them inside with five other players and stages a twisted competition as punishment for their consumer misdeeds. |
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RICH KID$When an imaginative 12-year-old and his friends discover buried cash from a decades-old crime, their secret attempt to live like Rich Kid$ spirals into chaos when newly released convicts come looking for their dough — and the kids must decide what all that money is really worth. Script Excerpt |
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in connectionAs Vietnam fractures America and his own family, a disillusioned young man—framed in an FBI drug sting and facing the draft—must outwit the system and flee to Canada before becoming another casualty of a war he rejects. Script Excerpt |
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LIPIUNA...A group of young people are planning an exciting trip on a yacht in Croatia. An accident - their friend with a skipper's license gets injured - changes the friends' plans. They find a new captain. And then an unusual, amazing fantasy Love Story begins. A story that will probably change your perception of Life on Planet Earth. This script contains 33 short interconnected episodes. Script Excerpt |
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THE HEALINGTwin siblings diverge violently when one becomes a celebrated, Christ-like preacher and the other courts death through reckless desire—until their bond is tested by miracles, scandal, and the ultimate act of faith. Script Excerpt |
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Bubbling Under the SurfaceAfter an elderly Holocaust survivor is nearly murdered in her nursing home bed, her family and the Muslim carer who saved her are pulled into a widening chain of antisemitic attacks, domestic violence, and police investigation that threatens both communities before the hatred spreads further. |
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Yrrem Samtsirhc from MarsA gentle, highly intelligent alien crash-lands in a small town just before Christmas and forms an unlikely friendship with a girl with Down syndrome. Together, they spark a movement of kindness that transforms the community—forcing bullies, families, and even the town’s adults to rediscover empathy, diversity, and the magic of unity. |
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Pathway.The head of the company's sales department becomes indirectly involved in the death of a child, one of the unfairly dismissed employees. Now his family is in mortal danger from an otherworldly being sent by this employee's grandfather, a vengeful warlock who controls terrible evil spirits from other worlds. |
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Eternal BlessingsA dying woman enters a time portal to confront her criminal past, only to realize that what she seeks is in the present--but getting back is proving harder than she thought. Script Excerpt |
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Who Took Nimbsy Smart?Two old Irishmen kidnap a psychic because they think he's a Leprechaun. |
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1 New FollowerWhen a twisted murderer begins targeting internet influencers, their quest for fame becomes a desperate struggle for survival in a world where every post could be their last. |
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Palo Alto Bang & BurnWhen idealistic professor Will Reynolds joins a clandestine government program researching remote viewing, his faith in science and reality unravels as he discovers truths that feel ripped from science fiction. |
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Xanadu Shores - First 14 pages"Xanadu Shores - The Pilot". A spy thriller unfolds after a pilot's girlfriend is kidnapped during a gold heist leading to an adventurous crime story encompassing fraud, corruption, and revenge, pursued by an agent and a comely banker, explosively culminating on the island of Xanadu Shores. Script Excerpt |
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Xanadu Shores III - Rescuing Atlas“Rescuing Atlas” the Trilogy’s peak begins when an astrophysicist - megalomaniac and boat racing enthusiast, operating from his island, becomes hell-bent on blackmailing the world. It's “Dr. No” tangling with “Miami Vice” becoming “Mission Impossible” to save the planet! The seeds of "Rescuing Atlas" are planted in "Xanadu Shores II. - All That Glitters" as they race to rescue the girl from the Russian mob. Script Excerpt |
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BURNER: A Killing in Palm SpringsA Black police detective must put aside her personal problems and fears of on-the-job discrimination to track down an opioid-addicted hitman who is experiencing bouts of guilt and rage when he realizes he killed the wrong victim. (COMPS: The Killer meets Fargo…with sand.) |
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Alien TargetA college professor starts a desperate search for his wife after she is abducted by aliens. |
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WIZ KIDAn 11-year-old farm boy with a genius-level IQ leaves his wheelchair-bound mother and abusive home to attend a Big Ten university—where he finds friendship, first love, and an unlikely place on the football field, proving that greatness comes in all sizes. Script Excerpt |
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Xanadu Shores: Proof of Concept (PoC) Eight Central Characters.Proof of Concept Logline, introduces the eight central characters in an intense office situation before the the action unfolds later that day after a pilot’s girlfriend gets kidnapped during a gold heist, leaving clues for his friends to follow, unknowingly chased by a capricious agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea explosively culminating on the island of Xanadu Shores. Baywatch meets Miami Vice turning into Mission Impossible in a thrilling trilogy. Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Script Excerpt |
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Xanadu Shores II: All That GlittersThe "Xanadu Team get duped by a nefarious jeweler in a casino robbery, leading to an international conspiracy disguised as an art heist. The trilogy’s peak is “Rescuing Atlas”, when a megalomaniac and boat racing enthusiast, operating from his island, is hell bent on blackmailing the world into submission as they embark on an impossible mission to save the planet! Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Script Excerpt |
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The Rondo ConspiracyIn the late fifties a resident lawyer of Rondo, primarily St. Paul's Black community, must help a Chicago rogue cop hunt a killer through after-hours joints or be charged with murder. The lawyer agrees and soon believes he can save himself and Rondo when he learns the cop is hunting him and is in a conspiracy to destroy Rondo. Script Excerpt |
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Xanadu Shores - The Pilot"Xanadu Shores - The Pilot". A spy thriller unfolds after a pilot's girlfriend is kidnapped during a gold heist leading to an adventurous crime story encompassing fraud, corruption, and revenge, pursued by an agent and his comely banker, explosively culminating on the island of Xanadu Shores. Script Excerpt |
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Judge, MeGroup-therapy prison inmates become a jury and must decide whether a vengeful reporter's expose' of a judge being elevated to the supreme court should be published. As the inmates clash over therapy, power politics creeps in and they soon realize what they intuitively know: some people believe they're beyond the law. Script Excerpt |
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A Taste of Cold SteelA Chicago gangster's estranged and addicted son struggles to reunite with his psychpathic brother to get revenge against his immoral father. He's marked for death, barely survives, gets revenge but loses more than he gains. Script Excerpt |
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Deborah SamsonThe based-on-true-events story of the first American female combat soldier who disguised herself as a man during the American Revolution, was wounded twice and is the Official Heroine of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
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FLIGHT OF THE HEN GLIDERSWhen strong winds blow a flock of chickens and their coop away from young Emily and Sam's backyard, it's up to the chickens to learn to fly their coop back home. Script Excerpt |
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ADDICTIVEIn a sleek, cyberpunk future where nearly everyone is frozen at age 25, a brilliant scientist is thrust into a brutal survival game among immortal Outliers—each haunted by their darkest vice. As chaos erupts, she must outwit the players and uncover the truth before Earth itself is destroyed. |
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THE DARK ONEWhen a bullied girl’s shadow begins protecting her in terrifying ways, she discovers a hidden world where wounded souls create powerful dark guardians—and hers may be the most dangerous of all. Script Excerpt |
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A HAPPY LIFEA gentle, hard-workiing man with a gift for communication with pelicans and talking smiley-face balloons reaches a breaking point when a houseful of freeloaders consumes his life—and his lifelong dream of opening a one-of-a-kind bed and breakfast—forcing him to attempt the only escape he can imagine: faking his own death. Script Excerpt |
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Perfect BeauA Brainiac Plain Jane clones her ideal boyfriend out of her gorgeous girlfriends' boyfriends' DNA for her university's senior class science project. Just as one assumes - everything doesn't come out as expected - the formula is way off! Hmm! OMG! Ya' think! A satire on scientific trial and error gone awry! Honey, I Shrunk My Perfect Beau! Ah, the eternal quest for *perfect love* is revisited once again! Does it truly exist? (Copyright Wash. DC) ***Honorable Mention*** 2025 Interdependent Studios. Script Excerpt |
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Cold PepperA law-abiding, church-going court stenographer becomes a one-woman vigilante 'offing' violent domestic abusers (and other pathetic souls) after their third offense. Disgusted with the feckless legal system - she then goes after their sleazy attorneys. Why not? (Think Dexter in high heels) (Potential for ongoing series) (Copyright Wash DC) (Official Selection for LA Film & Documentary Award 2025) (Official Selection Hollywood Stage/Script Film Competition 2025) (Official Selection for LA Movie & Music Video Awards 2025) NY Tri-State International Film Festival 'Best Feature Selection 2025'. Honorable Mention Interdependent Studios 2025. 'Official Selection' NY Film Awards 2025. *Selected* NY Film & Cinematography Awards 2025 Script Excerpt |
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Psychotic USAA dramedy. A razor-sharp satiric view of the laughable state of modern psychiatric treatment as seen through the lens of four patients in an asylum. An Angel, Eliza, saves the day! Real! Raw. Engaging . Imagine "Girl Interrupted + One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest + Running With Scissors + Touched By An Angel = Psychotic USA" 'Truth or Fiction??? Why not ask Nurse Ratched? ( Loosely based on book Psychotica, USA on Amazon) (Could be pilot script for possible mini-series based on vignettes in book) (Copyright Wash DC) ***Award Winner* for NY Film & Female Actress Award (First Time Screenplay Writer). NY Tri-State International Film Festival Award Winner* 2025 for Best Feature long script. *Award Winner* by Interdependent Studios for Film Festival 2025. ***Semi-Finalist*** 'Darkland Munich Film Awards', Munich, Germany. (2025) Semi-Finalist *Filmonaco 2026* (Europe) *Semi-Finalist* Film Revolution Fest, Montreal 2026 (Canada) *Official Selection***Whispers of the Universe*** IFF, Melbourne, Australia - May 2026 ***Semi-Finalist*** Nocturna Film Fest (Brooklyn, NY) May 2026 Script Excerpt |
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Psycho-HeartsA world-class heart transplant surgeon is an absolute magician at finding compatible hearts for wealthy clients. Her partner, a nurse, from the local penitentiary, finds her matching hearts from Death Row inmates. Hearts for sale - anyone? And exactly who donated that heart to you? And was that willingly? A satiric bone-chilling view on the controversial state of modern medicine in America today - Hmmm! (NY Tri-State International 'Film Festival Selection' for Best Feature 2025) *Honorable Mention* Interdependent Studios 2025. ***Semi-Finalist*** Nocturna Film Fest (Brooklyn, NY) May 2026. ***Semi-Finalist*** Planet Cinema Fest, May 2026 (NY) ***Semi-Finalist***Darkland Munich Film Fest* May 2026 (Copyright Wash. DC) Script Excerpt |
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Nina and FlossieThree European sisters, in their 70's, scheme to dump a dead body that the eldest shot in the middle of the night as a result of a break-in. What transpires next is one hairbrained adventure after the next in attempting to dispose of the body in their ritzy neighborhood. Are they able to pull it off without attracting police or neighborhood interference? OMG! LOL! Ya think? (Dark comedy/satire) NY Script Awards Selection 2024 for Female Scriptwriter. Hollywood International Indie Film & Screenplay Awards Selection for Feature Screenplay 2025. *Award Winner* - Interdependent Studios for Film Festival 2025. (Copyright Wash. DC) Script Excerpt |
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Wild Dee.The family of a forester, fighting against poachers and "black lumberjacks", finds in the endless forest an orphan boy living according to the laws of the Stone Age. He becomes them not only a beloved son, but also an unexpected help in difficult and dangerous times.... |
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EnslavementA high school student is hypnotized by a dangerous Goth girl into performing bloody ritual sacrifices for her goddess-worshiping cult. |
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ISTANBUL CROSSINGA gay Syrian refugee in Istanbul, while juggling dangerous smuggling operations for both the CIA and Islamic State, falls in love with, and must decide between, two men who offer him very different futures. Script Excerpt |
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ONCE THERE WERE STORIESIn this family drama, Christmases of long ago, ones of togetherness, family entertainments, and memorable stories, as told by Grandpa Lynn, now living in his daughter, Rhiannon Nolan's, spare room, now contrast with those of the Nolan family with its packaged television and sports, relatives' distancing, and multitude of electronic distractions. Script Excerpt |
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A DAY AT THE RODEOA wealthy, widowed New York socialite, and a know-it-all preacher enters the unfamiliar world of rodeo, determined to “rescue” the widow’s wayward daughter who has fallen for a young bull rider. But plans go comically awry. Eventually the rodeo and unlikely romances win the day. Script Excerpt |
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THE QUISLINGA young lawyer defends a wanted terrorist from international extradition. As he does so, he learns of a familial past that refuses to die. http://quislingmovie.com/ Script Excerpt |
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AND WE WERE LEFT DARKLINGAs Wallenberg and Eichmann play chess, they confront the question of whether humans worship the God of Love, or the replacement God of Macht or Power. Their “chessboard” is WWII Budapest. https://andwewereleft.com/ Script Excerpt |
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PIRANDELLO'S WIFEQuiet, passive, obedient, a wonderful mother to her children and perfect wife to her Nobel Prize winning husband. Then, when it was time, she was locked away in an insane asylum for the final 40 years of her life. Here, she attempts to tell her story. https://pirandelloswife.com/ Script Excerpt |
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ALTA CALIFORNIAA young mixed blood, determined to avenge his mother’s brutal death, is thrust into a battle of survival and identity as he navigates through the oppressive and inhumane colonizers of California's “Mission Era.” California Assembly Bill 1821, authored by Assemblyman James Ramos of California and signed into law by Governor Newsom, mandates that, beginning January 1, 2025, all schools in California are required to teach the historical truth about the “Mission Era” and the gold rush and its effect upon California’s native peoples. Script Excerpt |
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Curbside ServiceA couple fakes one last holiday together until car trouble strands them in the desert. The longer they pretend, the harder it is to remember why they broke up. |
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LIKE PULLING TEETHA 1910 New York City dentist accidently finds himself with a second job as a private investigator, and a simple divorce case that becomes more – much, much more! Script Excerpt |
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JENNA'S GONEAn untried deputy and a hunting guide find their lifelong friendship turning lethal as they track after the kidnappers of the waitress they both love, each suspecting the other of a role in her disappearance. Script Excerpt |
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ESCALATOR!A spoof of disaster movies done in the vein of Airplane finds a fire chief must juggle battling a fire in the mall, romancing the architect, and handling the press as he recruits his retired ace rescuer, attempting to save a hundred people trapped on the Castle Mall’s four story express ESCALATOR! Script Excerpt |
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Journey to Ivory LaneA Black man recently separated from his wife starts an unlikely friendship with a devout white woman who helps him regain his lost faith. |
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The March of the 18thIn the waning days of the Civil War, a battle-worn colonel leads a regiment of physically shattered but unbroken soldiers on a brutal mission that will test their limits, proving that even the “invalid” can become an army—and that courage is not measured by the body, but by the will to serve. Script Excerpt |
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IT'S A POPCORN WORLDWhen they try to steal an inventor’s home using government’s eminent domain, he decides to save his home by providing new land, expanding the world like a kernel of popcorn. Script Excerpt |
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ELECTRICAfter a freak electrical accident gives a tough-as-nails lineman the power to spark instant love between anyone she touches, she becomes a media sensation — except the one man she wants is immune, forcing her to discover what her power really does before it stops her heart for good. Script Excerpt |
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OVERPASSWhen a workaholic cosmetic surgeon survives a highway catastrophe thanks to a cement truck driver’s fatal act of kindness, he’s rewarded not with gratitude—but with a dead man in the passenger seat, demanding apologies, confessions, and a crash course in how not to waste a life. Script Excerpt |
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I'll Sleep When I'm DeadWhen a veteran LAPD detective is framed for the murder of his lover and diagnosed with a fatal neurological disorder that will kill him the next time he sleeps, he has one sleepless stretch of Los Angeles night to uncover the truth, protect his family, and decide how much justice he can still afford. Script Excerpt |
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HARBINGERAs seniors vanish and messages appear in mirrors, a skeptical detective is drawn into a parallel world where the forgotten are reborn—and learns she might just be the last warning before humanity is rewritten. Script Excerpt |
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Only the Bad GuysIn a dystopian world where killing a killer brings their victim(s) back to life, ex-soldier turned bounty hunter Daniela Dushane makes a killing killing killers as she walks the fine line between hero and villain (THE NICE GUYS meets THE PUNISHER). |
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Between the Salt and the SkyA small Portuguese fishing village in 1942 is on the edge of a war that seems far away. A idle fisherman with nothing to live for, meets an unlikely ally with a dangerous secret and nothing to lose. What happens when two young Jewish refugees arrive, changes everyone. Script Excerpt |
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Angel of the doomed.In the near future the government has moved away from the duty to protect citizen’s rights. The government allows duels to the death, but corruption and contract fights put ordinary people on the line between life and death. One day a man appeared he combined his skills of fencing with advanced technology and sacrificing his life he decided to save those who were condemned to death. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The rules allowed to fight on any weapon, except for firearms and other striking at a distance". "Men fought men, women fought women. 16-years-olds were allowed to fight. The weight and training of the fighters were not regulated". "Any place was allowed for the duel. But most of the fights took place in special dueling halls, popularly known as “Meat shop”. Weapons were brought with them, rented from the state". "Dishonest people began to hire strong, prepared guys in advance, who at the right time “suffered” from the action of the “ordered” person. This was followed by a challenge to a duel". "The “sufferers” were professional fighters and a regular person didn’t have a chance to survive a duel with such opponents". "Over time, the custom duels has passed all reasonable limits." (TV series. EPISODES: 8) |
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AT THE MERCY OF FAITHA former preacher, haunted by the tragic rape/murder of his twin sister, spirals into darkness as supernatural forces, both angelic and demonic, wage war for his soul. As his faith wavers, he must confront his past, his sins, and a terrifying entity that threatens to consume him entirely. Script Excerpt |
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WELCOME TO CAULDRONIn the small town of Cauldron two opposing groups clash over the presence of an old monument- the monument is destroyed and to their mutual terror a horrifying demon is released. One group will strike a deal with the demon while the other will fight to save themselves from death. |
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AlcatraZ or, (the high school zombie field trip)What starts off as a fun filled school field trip to the popular tourist destination of Alcatraz island prison, quickly devolves into a desperate fight for survival as the island staff, school classmates, teachers and many of the tourists on the island begin turning into ghoulish flesh eating zombies. |
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LET ME FALLA disgruntled employee of a leading software company, who has a warped sense of reality and appetite, takes on the traditional office culture head on while trying to get the girl, get the promotion, and finally get some respect before he blows his fuse. |
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THE TESTA man worried about his fading relevance agrees to the wrong favor for the wrong stranger, triggering a grimly comic nightmare that turns his wife’s loyalty test into a violent reckoning.? Script Excerpt |
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THE GLAMOROUS LIFE: A fading supermodel fleeing an abusive rock-star boyfriend hides out at a Florida beach house with two mismatched brothers who mistake her for a prostitute—an error that gives all three an unexpected crash course in love, reinvention, and growing up. Script Excerpt |
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DOWN WITH DADThree-time “Man of the Year” Dave McNabb tries to teach his teenage son Lincoln a simple life lesson: do good things, and good things happen. But when past mistakes and unexpected mischief collide, Dave’s world spirals into chaos—much to Lincoln’s delight—and the lesson backfires spectacularly. Script Excerpt |
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TAKEN AWAYA desperate man kidnaps two teens to bring “family” to his dying mother, but as his plan unravels in a remote mountain hideaway, secrets explode, relationships shatter, and survival comes at a deadly cost. Script Excerpt |
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PEEPWhen two teenage boys spying on a beautiful neighbor witness her brutal murder by a rising local politician, their attempt to expose the crime through blackmail spirals into a deadly game that puts their families—and their own lives—at risk. Script Excerpt |
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Last Train HomeAs he’s removed from Florida's death chamber, an executed man is guided by a mysterious presence into his own past, where preventing a single bad decision could rewrite the life that brought him to this dire destiny. Script Excerpt |
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ARMED:STAYAfter a wounded fugitive takes refuge in her home, a grief-stricken widow must confront her paralyzing trauma to protect her children—and reclaim her life.? Script Excerpt |
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WhirlaboutA New York actor returns to his decaying hometown to care for his father, only to uncover dark family secrets, confront a lifetime of abuse, and face a harrowing moral reckoning that could either destroy—or finally heal—his fractured family. Script Excerpt |
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The Return of the Bad BoysA group of friends from a working-class Detroit neighborhood cheat their way through a three-on-three basketball tournament to prove to themselves that they’re not losers (WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP meets THE HANGOVER). |
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BROKEN SPIDERlogline: A child psychologist is badly injured by one her patients, after a few years in rehabilitation she attempts to reclaim her life, but once again becomes terrified, as the same child now a teenager has returned determined to make her life a living nightmare. |
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Chasing White RabbitsWhen a famous true-crime podcaster returns to her hometown to investigate the murder of a childhood friend's family, she slowly begins to realize that she's actually investigating her own traumatic past. |
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THE GEPETTO PROTOCOLTo stay "real" in the real world after their last creator dies, an action figure, fashion doll, superhero, anime girl, and crash dummy—now real flesh and blood—must find new believers in ten days or be forgotten forever, and get help from two kids and their dad at a cosplay convention. (Could be Animation or Live-Action) Script Excerpt |
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and The Devil called!The Devil visits God‘s chosen-one five times, gives dates the world will end, "and you will be my bride". But she rejects him. So with his tri-stepped-headed charcoaled alien goons with their long razor-sharp finger-nails, they examine her brain for answers. Script Excerpt |
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The KidnappedIn Mexico, a drug cartel boss kidnaps a washed-up Hollywood director, and the two are driven to insanity while shooting a documentary about the boss's once-powerful cartel--a project meant to help both men reclaim lost glory (BREAKING BAD meets GET THE GRINGO) |
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Second DanceAn American college student discovers that she's the reincarnation of a 19th-century Middle Eastern belly dancer, and she has an unlikely destiny she must fulfill. |
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Destination YesterdayA California businessman discovers, through information provided by a mysterious woman, that his recurring nightmares of an ill-fated plane crash could be repressed memories of a previous life. |
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Mistresses of SleepA young lady receives an invitation from three mysterious hypnotists to unlock the secret of her recurring nightmares of death and destruction. |
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Zulu Zulu ZombieLogline: In 1912 a special agent of the Royal British Naval intelligence Division must prevent the Zombie infested Ocean liner Titanic from reaching New York and turning it into a city of four million undead. paypal.me/pools/c/8iqJnELxnh |
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The AnklebiterFive years after the Zombie Apocalypse, a couple fighting about whether to start a family adopts a baby Zombie they don't have the heart to kill. |
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Diplomatic Ammunity!A struggling Hollywood screenwriter recruits his former best friends to help him write a script about a series of pranks they pulled in high school, and they discover why their friendship fell apart (ADAPTATION meets IDIOCRACY). [12 awards/honors including, 1st in 2017 Los Angeles Screenplay Contestl] |
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LAST FLAG ON OAK ISLANDWhen a museum curator and his female assistant translate clues in an American Revolution-era journal describing a British payroll buried on Oak Island, they must go undercover to unearth the treasure before two rival treasure hunters discover it. (From the novel Last Assault on Oak Island by Jenn Rekka.) Script Excerpt |
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NOT ANOTHER VAMPIRE STORYAn embarrassment-prone middle school girl's life gets risky when she suspects her pretty older sister's good-looking boyfriend is really a vampire, and sets out to prove it. (Could be Animated or Live-Action) Script Excerpt |
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Harm for the HolidaysAfter his brother attempts suicide a few weeks before Christmas, an unrepentant asshole with a heart of gold moves back in with his comically dysfunctional family to help his brother, only to discover that his brother is the sanest of them all (SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK meets LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE--#1 ranked Comedy and GLBT script on MovieBytes). |
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Doors of MiraclesA young businesswoman trembles as she thanks God, anticipating another disaster. Suddenly The Light of Heaven descends upon her, projecting her up past the Universe to Heaven to return with supernatural powers, miracles, and God speaks. Script Excerpt |
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Bre'gan's FistWhen Milo, a cook, meets Bastian, a powerful sorcerer, magic happens. Literally. As they begin to bond, destruction & death enter the picture. They must find a way to find love and rescue the universe in the process. |
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Untouchable!A blonde bombshell in stainless steel becomes a femme fatale, a relentless tiger with razor-sharp-toothed-pen spilling blood across the pages, leaving nowhere for the perpetrators of the nation's greatest corporate crime to turn, or hide - no 'out'. Script Excerpt |
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La Tierra Que Yo Amo (Land That I Love)After trying for seven years to successfully make it as a dancer in New York, a 30-year-old half-Mexican, half-American woman with dual citizenship reluctantly returns to her hometown of Oaxaca, Mexico and struggles to find her identity. [MIDNIGHT IN PARIS meets EVEN THE RAIN--38 awards/honors including, First Place-2015 Las Vegas Screenplay Contest (Drama Category), and Grand Prize-2015 London Film Awards (Feature Screenplay Category)] |
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Sofi's JourneyAn obsessive-compulsive twenty-one-year-old Peruvian woman, hoping to find love and relief from her mental illness, travels from Lima to the USA on a work-abroad program and takes a job at a small ski resort in Montana. [9 awards/honors including, Honorable Mention, 2014 Indie Gathering Film Festival and Top Three Finalist, 2015 River Bend Film Fest] |
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The Way Back HomeA young boy who loves animals must cope with his father’s insistence that he will someday work in the slaughterhouse that has employed the men of his family for the past several generations. [BILLY ELLIOT meets KES--21 awards/honors including, Grand Jury Prize winner of 2014 Hollywood Screenplay Contest, Grand Jury Prize winner of 2015 Las Vegas Screenplay Contest, and Grand Prize Winner of the 2014 London Film Awards (Feature Screenplay Category).] |
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DellwoodA successful but unhappy novelist reluctantly returns to his childhood town to attend a friend's funeral and reminisces about his experiences playing basketball on a city court to escape his abusive home. [STAND BY ME meets THE SANDLOT--Ranked 7th in the Urban category of MovieBytes.com's "Top 10 Contest Winning Scripts"] |
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A Noble TruthTwo estranged best friends set off on a road trip to explore what truths unite people in a modern America dominated by apathy and discord. It is soon clear, however, that truth is the last thing either man seeks. [EASY RIDER meets GOOD WILL HUNTING--20 awards/honors, including first place in the 2016 London Film Awards, the 2014 Awareness Film Festival, and the 2014 West Field Screenwriting Awards]. |
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Storm DragonsIn a mystical land where champions fight to the death to keep the peace, the revenge of a chosen warrior against the killer of his family risks starting the bloody war he was bound to prevent. |
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SETTLING THE BOOKSA cautious investigator is none the less drawn in, along with four other heirs, by the reading of a billionaire rare book dealer’s will, they’re sealed in an airtight panic room, and with only four hours air, must solve the centuries-old mystery contained in the book ‘The Castilian Cypher’ in order to escape. Script Excerpt |
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HE'S NO PIMP DADDYA lovable loser must face his top five fears with the well-intentioned but ill-advised help of his stoner friends if he is to have any chance of winning the girl of his dreams. |
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FULL CONTACTUnder the suffocating pressure of a championship spotlight, a redlining linebacker must outplay a hijacked beta safety system that turns every 200lb impact into a lethal cardiac glitch. 'Die Hard' meets 'Training Day' in a gridiron 'Sudden Death' trap where the final whistle is a heartbeat away from flatlining. |
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SHADOW WARLogline: A suspended Navy SEAL returns to his family fishing business and spots Russian Spetsnaz troops disguised as fishermen blowing up an oil rig. After he is discredited for trying to warn the governor, he uses his battle skills to prevent a hit on their next target--the Trans-Alaskan pipeline—and risks losing his career, his family and his life.______________________________________ Synopsis: On the verge of losing his family because of prolonged overseas duty, a Navy SEAL about to make captain is suspended for disobeying orders to kill terrorists disguised as fishermen caught sabotaging a UAE gas pipeline in the Persian Gulf. When the disgraced SEAL returns home to Alaska to resume the family fishing business during his suspension, he again encounters terrorists posing as fishermen, but discovers they are Russian spetsnaz forces on a covert mission to destroy the Alaskan transcontinental pipeline. After he warns his family and government officials, they accuse him of having PTSD, and the suspended SEAL learns that to win back his family, save innocent lives and prevent an economic death sentence to the U.S., he must sacrifice his Navy career and disobey orders again by engaging the enemy in a tactical fight to the death on Alaska’s frigid waters. |
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THE TORTOISE AND THE HEIRA huge will, big enough to pay off the national debt, will belong to one heir, if a lone wolf, technology resistant San Francisco private investigator can outwit a corporation’s unlimited high tech and resources. Script Excerpt |
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Rod KnockA newly single man who trips over his own feet stumbles through one mishap after another in both his work and social life, but in trying to impress his mocking buddies and Latino lady friend, he accidentally trips headfirst into finding his real love. Script Excerpt |
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FALLEN SONLOGLINE: When the son of a mafia boss groomed to take over the family empire defies his duty by marrying an American instead of the Sicilian girl chosen for him, he is wrongly charged with murder, and must choose whether to remain loyal to his mob family and serve a prison sentence, or defy them by proving his innocence and risk assassination. ____________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS: Chosen as next head of his family’s crime business, the eldest son of a New Orleans Mafia boss facing deportation orders abandons his Sicilian heritage by marrying an American woman and going into legitimate business. After his father is deported and his younger brother inherits the family business, the elder son is indicted for murder when a restaurant owner he had previously refused orders to kill turns up dead. Then he learns who is real family is and risks certain assassination by teaming up with an investigation lawyer against his blood family in court to avoid a death row prison sentence. |
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THE RIFLELogline: A bitter ex-college football phenomenon turned horse trainer gets a shot at the NFL playing on a new expansion team, but as fame and temptation resurface, he must confront the fatal accident he caused that ended his college career—or lose both the game and the life he’s trying to build. |
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A Risk of ExposureIn 1953, Russian ballet teacher plots to smuggle secret photos of Stalin's crimes while part of a cultural exchange to the U.S. Under the watchful eyes of the KBG, she finds an unexpected ally who leads her to an impossible choice. Script Excerpt |
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At the Sound of the Tone"I think I killed her," an unknown voice confesses on her answer machine, and a frightened architect seeks answers from an Apache policeman with a troubled history of his own. Script Excerpt |
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