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Anatomy of a TownThe Chief of Police investigates the murder of a young woman while confronting the Sheriff, who blocks his every move for jurisdiction, in order to protect himself from the Chief finding out about his ties to both the murder victim and the killer. Script Excerpt |
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When Doves CryIn 1991, a group of high school seniors navigates the treachery of young adulthood, dealing with bullies, homophobes, and abusive authority figures while seeking the ultimate Minneapolis experience; seeing the legendary Prince perform live at First Avenue on Halloween night but a freak blizzard threatens their plans. Script Excerpt |
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One More DayA salesman sends a text message to God flippantly when he’s out for drinks with a co-worker, asking for an extra day that week to get ahead in a sales competition, he gets it, but he discovers that he’s cursed with an extra day every week until he learns how to treat people. Script Excerpt |
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The Topless WidowA lawyer’s former model mother has taken to sunbathing topless in her backyard, unable to convince her to stop, he pays her complaining neighbors to construct fences, but then she takes her antics to the front yard, getting arrested and he goes from defending her against obscenity charges, to helping her accept her impending death. Script Excerpt |
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WatchAn L.A. homicide detective, who also rents spare rooms in his apartment building to aspiring Hollywood actresses, must prove his innocence when one of them is brutally murdered by someone bent on revenge, exposing the detective's voyeurism fetish. Script Excerpt |
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La HaciendaA married interracial Latino/White couple arrives in Mexico during the Day of the Dead, to renovate a dream hacienda owned by her parents and they soon discover it's haunted, by not only the couple's own past but also the murderous pasts of its former owners, who have been forgotten for very good reason. Script Excerpt |
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Shadow on the HeartlandA successful Wall Street attorney reluctantly returns to rural North Dakota to help his family fight against an agricultural corporate giant that's quickly taking over the food industry with dangerous GMO seeds. Script Excerpt |
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Post Your Script Here!The Glade
Rose Ferguson just wants the family back she’s never known.
Bellamy
A night out with friends turns out to be anything but normal as a local legend is put to the test.
Hold Fast
When a gang war threatens to spill into her county, a Texas Sheriff uses unconventional methods to protect it.
Moment of Clarity
A man on a path to nowhere must make a change to not only to save himself, but those he holds most dear.
Space Punks
Three members of a galactic space agency travel the galaxy solving issues one planet at a time.
The Other Side of the Bar
A bartender in San Diego tries to navigate the nightlife of booze, drugs, sex, and social media in today's image-obsessive and overly sensitive world.
The Activity
A US military intelligence team embarks on a mission to track down one of their own long thought dead.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A 14 year old preacher renounces his faith in God in the wake of a terrifying and traumatic encounter.
The Soldier and the Spy
A former Green Beret and a CIA operative must work together to stage a coup in Chile, 1973 before KGB agents can foil it.
LUANA (retitled LEGACY ONE: LUANA)
After her parents are murdered, the last dragon whisperer — a 16 yr old grieving teenager named Luana — goes on an epic quest to avenge their deaths and rescue her village from blood-thirsty banshees.
