Write LA Announces Short Script Competition Winner
Burning Questions by Tova Swartz has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the Write LA Short Script Competition.
The 2022 Write LA Shorts Grand Prize Winner
Tova Swartz – Burning Questions | Comedy
After accidentally inviting over a non-witch to their coven meeting, two witches must decide what to do with the non-witch who now knows their location and existence.
The 2022 Write LA Shorts Finalists
Ted Bronson - Bury Me | Comedy
Still not over his divorce, a heartbroken man digs up his recently deceased ex-husband and interrogates him about why their marriage failed.
Brian Cohen - Conversations on a Couch | Comedy
A man on the autism spectrum endures extreme social anxiety to attend a New Year's Eve party, driven by an imperative to confront his best friend with a confession of love.
Mark Dollard - Weeping Wall | Historical
Berlin, 1987. A rebellious artist attempts to paint the forbidden side of the Berlin Wall.
Lexa Hayes - Sweet Sorrow Pie | Drama
A musician finds the courage to perform again after the loss of her muse in a journey that takes place from backstage to mic.
Ed Johnson - The Santero | Drama
An old man revisits ghosts of his past while on a pilgrimage from an old church to the top of a great mesa.
Hunter Morris - Old Dog | Drama
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a kind-hearted man decides to take up guitar in order to take back control of his life.
William Neary - Perks Include Non-Dairy Creamer | Drama
A frustrated architect sets his aspirations aside for more stable employment, until a homeless woman challenges his decision.
Bernhard Riedhammer - Love To Go | Drama
A lonely retiree mourning his late wife tries to find new connections and turns to a dating website called “Love to Go.”
Jacqueline Schaefer- Bottomless | Comedy
All Michelle wants to do after a long week is to relax and watch reality TV. However, her plans are disrupted when her roommate Dina unleashes a wave of anxiety while getting ready for a meet-the-parents dinner date.
Updated: 11/01/2022
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A young widow with two children pursues her dream of opening a custom upholstery shop in defiance of her critical mother—and finds unexpected support from the brother-in-law she blames for her husband's death.
MAN OUT OF COUNTRY
Pilot log line: When an Iranian music teacher in California launches a nightly dinner tradition to stay close to his wife and two teenage sons, unexpected drop-ins from eccentric American in-laws—and plenty of teenage rebellion—turn his heartfelt plan into a battleground of culture, chaos, and family bonding.
Gabriel's Bones
A Christian zealot determined to create a city of God on the prairies and the savvy captain of the buffalo hunt lead Canadian First Nation people in an epic struggle for survival -- the true story of the Northwest Rebellion.
Protect & Serve
A quick-draw detective teams up with a culinary genius from an offbeat soul food diner to take down a formidable drug kingpin.
One, Second Summer (Young Adult/Romance/Sci-Fi/Dramedy)
Second Summer on Cape Cod is usually a quiet time, until a spaceship of wacky extraterrestrials come to visit, and two fearless tween-agers, determined to meet them, find out why.
Bewitching Hitler: The Coven that Beat the Nazis and Saved the Wolrd! (Historical Fiction/Dramedy/Romance - based on actual events.)
A plucky UK/New Forest Witch Coven conjures an ancient magic spell to prevent Hitler from winning World War II.
Illicit
In a daring escape from their high-stakes corporate lives and familial responsibilities, two married executives find themselves entangled in a passionate affair at an upscale hotel.
Beyond Forever
Reeling from a devastating personal tragedy, a man abandons his successful career, family, and friends to embark on a one-way journey to Mars through an avant-garde space exploration initiative.
BOOM!Town (Parody of Crime/Mob Story/Dramedy)
After a bloody car bombing, a blown-off human foot lands on the roof of a retired, cash-poor mob cleaner who schemes to extort the Mafia Don that ordered the hit, unaware his wacky plan may help the FBI catch the cut-throat gangster.
My Name is Wallace (Romantic Comedy/Differently-Abled/Dramedy)
A lonely, autistic man misunderstands a computer ad, connects to a fantasy-sex site, and falls in love.
