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MANHOLE
Manhole
Short film script.
It is exactly what it sounds like.
- 2 male leads
Carlos is a tunnels guy. Tony is from animal control. What will their anger entail?
Places for People
Urban Fantasy/Personal Drama
Simon and Brian are figuring out if they are right for each other. Simon goes “spelunking”. Beth is temping in an unstable economy, and her employer is absurd and maybe a monster. Dark themes with a light shining through. Hope, brilliance, quiet creature comforts.
Places for People
Feature Film Script
- Contemporary
- Two Leads, 1 male, 1 female
- Low Budget Indie
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The Weekend Under Control
Bizzare Dramedy about being at peace with yourself and accepting your ego.
A photographer with an anger problem is trying to salvage his professional relationship after a confrontation with his business partner. Is it all in his head? Is he doing a good job? At night, he dreams visions, and in the daylight, they're still present. He realizes he's cynical and strives for change.
The Weekend Under Control
Three Part Feature-Length Script
- Contemporary
- 2 Leads, 1 Male, 1 Female
- Low Budget Indie
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The Haunt
COLLAPSiBLE
Brothers Thompson and Harvey are kids for hire, experts in dealing with supernatural enemies. Advanced sleuths and sneaks. That is, until everything goes wrong. The profound joys of childhood transform into the unknowable variables and sudden responsibilities of growing up fast. The haunting is a red lady in a bottle. Deals with depressions and addiction while taking a thrill ride through supernatural adventure, episodes of overwrought teen angst, and a battle to save your loved ones. To have a good job, to be free to find love.
A fun Halloween-time adventure with a cast of fun characters.
The Haunt
186 Pages — TL;DR there’s a happy ending.
- Contemporary
- 3 leads: 2 male, ages 9-15; 1 female, aged 16-20
- A slew of very interesting side characters.
- Young Child to Old Teen with Young Adult themes.
- Mid to high budget.
- TW: suicide mention, violence, addiction, depression
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Story Mapping “The Haunt”
Rhonda is a video game designer who inexplicably finds herself trapped in her own game. The Lighthouse meets Tron meets Cabin in the Woods.
Fun and faced paced, over the top drama in the pursuit of institutional and career excellence.
Collapsible
- 74 pages — Feature Length
- Contemporary
- 1 Female aged 25 - 30; 1 Female aged 60 - 80.
- Thriller/Horror/Suspense
- Low- to mid-budget
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