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Best Drama Screenplays
| Script Name | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Generational CursesAfter a bitter middle aged alcoholic saves the life of a broken teenaged sex slave, they lift each other from the depths of despair. |
| 2 |
The Tortured Journey of Wounded SoulsIn antebellum Virginia, after a white woman is raped and her husband is killed while fleeing to Philadelphia, she has to depend on a proud young slave she considers inferior to protect her on the perilous trek north while hotly pursued by bandits and slave catchers. |
| 3 |
The Complicated TruthA fearless news anchor puts her life in jeopardy to expose dangerous secret societies which have infiltrated the government to rig a presidential election, maintain their power and keep the country racially polarized. |
| 4 |
The Greater SinAfter an innocent black teenager is gunned down by a rogue cop who isn’t charged, his mother becomes an activist and runs for city council to change entrenched practices that protect lawless cops. |
| 5 |
Prisoners in Pain SightAfter a white farmer saves the life of a runaway slave, the slave helps his injured widow repair her rundown farm while keeping from each other that dangerous men are after them both. |
| 6 |
Underlying TreasureA black ex-union soldier, on the lam, hiding from crooked white officers who want him hanged, is promised gold and sanctuary to protect a town from thugs who want to kill off the townspeople and steal the land. |
| 7 |
Bound for Germany TownIn 1832 Virginia, after a wealthy black plantation owner’s family is killed, all his possessions stolen or burned, and he’s left for dead by racist outlaws, he’s bent on revenge until a German prophetess and two Christian women, who nurse him back to health during a miraculous road trip and try to stop him from confronting the cold-blooded murderer who’ll likely kill him. |
| 8 |
Givers and TakersTaking down a corrupt political candidate before an election is key for an FBI agent to prove his brother was a pawn in the murder of a prostitute connected to both. |
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Post Your Script Here!THE QUISLING
A young lawyer defends a wanted terrorist from international extradition.
MIRACLE BOY
After 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.
Dark Latitude
When a young woman discovers a hidden photograph in the family album of a murdered WWII survivor, she becomes the target of a decades-old conspiracy linking Nazi fugitives, a secret escape flight from Germany, and a deadly cover-up that kills to protect its secrets.
Knock on Wood
To survive a week against a vengeful universe, a legendary hitman must trade his "Celestial Mathematics" for genuine morality after a botched job fractures his luck and begins to liquefy reality.
Ilium Ridge
To brothers Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, the First World War is but a game to stave off the boredom of immortality.
Christmas Island
Sissy and Kenneth return to their home in the northern woods for their mother's funeral, to find that their parents plan to snatch their bodies.
Tam Lin
In a modern romantic fantasy based on an ancient Scottish fairy tale, a strong young woman risks everything to save her mysterious lover from the evil Fairy Queen, and bring him back to a world he's never known.
HOW TO SURVIVE A NARCISSIST
While dealing with the aftermath of a vindictive breakup, a tenacious woman provides the audience an instructional guide to narcissists in order to make sense of exactly what happened to keep her bonded to one for seven years.
PINE MOUNTAIN DEVIL
When her small town's peaceful mountain preserve is threatened by a luxury resort, an eco-conscious park ranger must unravel the truth behind a series of brutal deaths that may be linked to an ancient, vengeful force tasked with protecting the land.
THE ALMOST BRIDE
In an attempt to preserve her parents' marriage, a former skating prodigy enlists a risk-adverse publishing executive to pose as her fiancé, but when their elaborate charade spirals out of control, can she fix her own relationship missteps to land a happy ending for everyone?
