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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Post Your Script Here!Bubbling Under the Surface
After 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.
The Cajun
When a notorious pirate, made immortal by the curse of a Voodoo Queen, is invited to a mysterious poker game in modern day New Orleans, he discovers a clue to find the treasure that can set him free.
THE ANIMAL LOVER
Elevated 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)
BURNER: A Killing in Palm Springs
A 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.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A 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.
Unknown Black Assailant
As 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.
Eternal Blessings
A 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.
SETTLING THE BOOKS
A 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.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
She Curses Like a Sailor
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York.
