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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 (#1 ranked Comedy and GLBT script on MovieBytes). |
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COOPER'S PROMISEA gay army deserter adrift in a war-torn African country vows to save a girl trafficked into prostitution to redeem himself for an earlier promise he could not keep. |
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THE FOURTH COURIERWhen a series of grisly murders in Warsaw is linked to the disappearance of a Russian physicist with a portable atomic bomb, an FBI agent is sent to help the investigation, and the race is on to find the bomb before it ends up in the wrong hands. |
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FIRE ON THE ISLANDWhen an arsonist threatens a Greek island village, the gay FBI agent stationed in Athens arrives to investigate, finds himself immersed in a community rife with conflict, falls in love with his chief suspect, and has only seconds to save the village after miscalculating the plan of attack. |
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A VISION OF ANGELSA suicide bomb plot for Easter Sunday in Jerusalem sets off a chain of events that weaves together the lives of an American journalist, Israeli war hero, Palestinian farmer, and Christian grocer. GRAND PRIZE, RHODE ISLAND INT'L FILM FESTIVAL'S SCREENWRITING COMPETITION |
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Without ApologyIn 1944 England, a 16-year-old orphan just beginning to discover her true self is cast out of her best friend's home, ending up in the employ of an aging aristocrat who infamously had an affair with Oscar Wilde. |
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My Father's Worst NightmareWith his boyfriend in tow, a college sophomore takes a weekend trip home for the express purpose of COMING OUT to his family and all hell breaks loose until a near tragedy triggers a father’s journey towards acceptance. |
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Grrrls DroolA sexually repressed Catholic girl who secretly writes erotica meets a riot grrrl hell-bent on getting her voice heard in the punk scene; they join forces to create zines and kill shame. Script Excerpt |
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Between The FlamesWildfires are the least of her worries: a college athlete lands a job on a Hotshot Crew in the 80's where she meets her best friend plus two love interests. Script Excerpt |
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Bre'gan's FistCan two men find love and repair their shattered lives while battling for the fate of the planet? |
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Your Own Personal HauntingCompelled to a house that terrifies him, a damaged man with OCD is challenged by spirits as he unravels the mysteries of his troubled life Script Excerpt |
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CARE PLANSA closeted nurse from a dysfunctional family struggles with love and the meaning of life while working in the gay community during the emerging AIDS crisis in 1970’s New York City. Script Excerpt |
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The Juggler's ActA teenager who plays everything safe battles his desire to sing and dance which refuses to stay buried while he struggles to accept his force-of-nature grandfather’s laser-focused expectation his grandson will become the third generation to run the family business. |
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Dirty WindowsThree gay teens escape their overwhelming lives and set out on an ill-fated journey through the backwoods of South Carolina. |
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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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Harpo's Bike (Can't Find My Way Home)A young ad artist takes a trip to New Orleans on a Harley inherited from his estranged Marine father to prove to his family that the man was having an affair. Instead, he finds a veteran homeless mute - his father's best friend - who thinks he's Harpo Marx. |
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WishbookAfter a serious car crash Frank Paradiso wakes up in the housewares department of an iconic department store on Christmas Eve 1977. He must change the course of events to prevent his wife's death in the future. Time is only an illusion. Script Excerpt |
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The Exchange StudentsA Portland Oregon couple down on their luck fakes an application to host Japanese exchange students for money. |
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RipplesFour characters who are not related to each other end up in an abandoned house outside a city at the end of the coronavirus, and try to establish a new life as the world climbs out of the Covid019 horror story. |
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Untitled screenplaySophia’s a rebellious teenager who wants her mom to accept her the way she is. Her mom wishes she’d just like boys and makeup, which makes Sophia escape, from her affluent beach city. |
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The Day She AwakenedA family awakening unravels after a suicide attempt leaves the southern family to dismantle their beliefs or be torn apart. |
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Bitches with KnivesAfter her deadbeat ex-boyfriend steals her winning lottery ticket, a hard-boiled trailer trash girl recruits her best friend and a sexy knife-wielding assassin for a revenge plot to reclaim her rightful fortune. |
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Behind The VeilFilm Noir. Los Angeles, 1947. A private investigator’s search for a gay man among those marginalized by society leads to a clandestine world of corruption, murder, and political intrigue. Script Excerpt |
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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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ANGIE & MARIAA World War II tragedy abruptly transforms the temporary friendship of two racially dissimilar straight women into a permanent loving partnership. |
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Post Your Script Here!Pebbles on the Beach
A school-boy walks along a magical beach kicking pebbles through its sparkling waters when he becomes mesmerised by an apparition which materializes into the girl of his dreams.
and The Devil called!
He does not exist yet appears.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A 14 year old preacher renounces his faith in God in the wake of a terrifying and traumatic encounter.
Grrrls Drool
A sexually repressed Catholic girl who secretly writes erotica meets a riot grrrl hell-bent on getting her voice heard in the punk scene; they join forces to create zines and kill shame.
Stone Woman
A honeymooner in Belize becomes a reluctant adventurer when an anti-American police chief frames her husband for murder, and the only one on her side is the silent ghost of an ancient Mayan woman.
Haunt for Hire
After a family enlists the help of a ghost to save themselves from a vindictive neighbor, they start a haunt for hire business and learn that even ghosts can be haunted.
LOST CAUSE
A lost nuclear bomb is found on a stranded ship heading for the Gulf of Mexico.
MOVING DAY
When a grifter takes a moving job at a remote mansion for a wealthy recluse, he's tempted by rare valuables in storage, but as an impromptu heist gone wrong leads to a tense stand off, he finds spiritual redemption if not material gain, is well within reach.
CAULDRON
Squabbling siblings, in search of their real parents, take a job house sitting a cottage in the countryside, only to discover it belongs to a wicked witch.
WAKE
After three attempts on his life, an ordinary man enlists the aid of a mysterious stranger to fake his death, changing his identity and appearance, but when he attends his own wake to uncover the truth, he gets far more than he ever could have imagined.
