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ONLY THE BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS

Dr. Andy in Wonderland
$12.00

When Dr. Andy Wissinger unwittingly sells his soul to “The Mystery Man” for a seat in Congress, little does he know he’ll spend eternity inside a surreal Fox News-like purgatory with his nemesis, MSG, a character inspired by firebrand congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Greene, as his constant companion and tormentor. With her spray on tan, Chiclets teeth, bottle blond hair, conspiracy theories and aggro-cheerfulness, Dr. Andy doesn’t stand a chance. If only they can find a way to team up and escape...

With an Introduction by Dan Mirvish

After the Jump by Marquette Jones
$12.00

When law student Michelle faces a crisis, she contemplates jumping off a bridge. Graffiti artist Phoenix intervenes, inviting Michelle on a journey of rebellion and self-discovery before making a drastic decision. As a social media war escalates, Michelle confronts her cyberbullying nemesis Shay, only to discover haunting secrets. This poignant tale unfolds against the backdrop of city walls and neon lights, culminating in a powerful choice at dawn.

The Fruit of Our Womb by Marina Shron
$12.00

Christina is a love-starved teen raised by her junkie father to trade sex for love and protection. One night, she smothers him in his sleep with a pillow and embarks on a search for a new home. A twist of fate guides her to Lynn and Joe, an affluent Manhattan couple yearning to complete their family. Lynn, unable to conceive, forges an immediate bond with Christina and persuades her dutiful husband to bring the girl into their world. Christina revels in a newly found maternal love, but before long parental affection and sexual desire converge. As dreams and reality intertwine, the dynamic between the trio blossoms, but when Lynn devises a new, shrewd plan to fulfill her dream of a “perfect family,” the illusions shatter — forcing all three to reckon with the fleeting nature of unconditional love.

With an Introduction by Kia Corthron

Claudine Nineteen by Paul Rachman
$12.00

Claudine is an au pair in 1980s New York City, who has been stuck in her mostly no-wage job for way too long.  She dreams of traveling the world and approaches everything she does on her own unique terms.  Seeing no other options to realize her dream, she crafts a high-end shoplifting scheme. Suddenly, Claudine is put in charge of Henry, a shy, awkward teenage boy who suffers from extreme anxiety and fainting spells, and recruits him into her secret criminal life. The events over their weekend together give Henry the confidence he's lacking, due to his absent and controlling mother, and Claudine the empathy she needs.

Numbers by Shari Berman
$12.00

In a society where people have numbers instead of names, a young woman must gain the courage to go against the safety of her computerized world in order to rescue her long-lost brother and avoid losing her own humanity. Numbers is a humorous science fiction screenplay with an intricately crafted world, quirky characters and a thought provoking view of the future of civilization.

Death of a Nightingale by Annika Pampel
$12.00

Grace, a melancholic vampire, calls a suicide hotline asking for advice on how to die. She connects with Ness, the hotline worker who answers the phone, and poses the question of what is most important: safety in knowledge or certainty and excitement in death. The two women embark on a dangerous love story; the more Grace reveals about her life on the outskirts of society, the more Ness understands her desire to die. Ness agrees to help Grace find a way to end her existence, but she secretly hopes their connection will make Grace reconsider.

Everybody Gets Killed by Enid Zentelis
$12.00

Everybody Gets Killed is a mystery thriller that follows Shelley, a new faculty member at a large state university. Shelley believes she has finally landed the cushy academic position of her dreams, complete with badly-needed health insurance. But she soon discovers that her department is volatile and dysfunctional, in the wake of a violent incident that occurred on campus prior to her arrival.

Tangier by Sean Gullette
$12.00

After 18 months in the Iraqi desert, James Kilroy has earned 3 weeks of leave from the U.S. Army. Bored with the beaches of Spain, James hops a ferry to Tangier, where the handsome young man finds himself at a party at socialite Slim Bryant’s glamorous villa—and then in Slim’s bed. She and her husband Faisal, a wealthy (and gay) Saudi prince, seduce James into staying on with them… until British spy Thomas Lime appears, revealing that a deadly confidence game is afoot in Tangier.

Bomblight by Ari Gold
$12.00

When a famous American comic book artist gets trapped in Belgrade during the NATO bombing of Serbia, a collective of local punks must decide whether to rescue him, turn him in, use him, love him or hate him. Ultimately, it’s up to two young students to determine the fate of this “enemy artist” they idolize - and the fate of their new world. Bomblight is a rollicking story of sex, war, friendship, fandom, and comic books - a modern Jules and Jim taking place during the first war to be experienced simultaneously live and online.

Prey No More by Lee Matthew Goldberg
$12.00

Based on the novel of the same name, Prey No More follows J.D. Storm, an ex-Army sniper who’s discharged after losing an eye. The only place a one-eyed sniper can find work is with The Desire Card, an unsavory organization that promises any wish fulfilled for the right price. But when those ‘wishes’ become too immoral and J.D. quits, a slew of killers in actor masks come after him and he learns that no one reneges on the boss—a powerful madman known as Clark Gable—and that he must become the hunter if he has any hope of surviving.

Stamp & Deliver by Dan Mirvish
$12.00

When postal recruit Nick Franklin gets scapegoated for a violent massacre, he flees to a small town where his Uncle Jeremiah is the local postmaster married to Jane, a mail-obsessed young woman. But the town’s become a veritable battleground for business-starved private mail services muscling in on Jeremiah’s turf. Between the crafty forces of privatization, the inevitable roll-out of new technology and a manhunt that’s closing in on him, Nick can barely keep his head above water. Will he survive? Find out in Stamp & Deliver, where American postal morality goes head-to-head with bitter bureaucrats, ruthless salesmen and postal vixens!

Young Monsters By Christine Vartoughian
$12.00

In a blue-collar town of 1990’s upstate New York, wistful seventeen year-old Corina runs away from home and takes refuge in an abandoned psychiatric hospital with her best friends Ramira and Ana. One night, the girls hear the sounds of an intruder and arm themselves, only to discover a delicate, mysterious young man that is so badly beaten he is barely conscious. When he wakes, Corina introduces this beguiling stranger- who goes only by the name of Robi- into her world. The two fall in love and, with Robi’s help, Corina’s dream of taking revenge on her abusive stepfather may soon become a reality.

The Mama Songs by Annie J. Howell
$12.00

Misty Dawn is a 35 year-old trash-talking janitor from Phoenix with dreams of becoming a country western singer-songwriter. When she unwittingly misuses fertility drugs and becomes pregnant with sextuplets, she rolls out her own red carpet- milking motherhood for all it's worth. The Mama Songs is a riotous satire about what happens when two American cultural phenomenons collide: the sanctity of motherhood and the lust for fame.

What's This Shit Called Love by Evgenia Peretz
$12.00

Growing up in a hedonistic, rule-free household in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the 1980s, 17 year-old Ben Marsh is drawn to the local straight edge scene as a means of escape. But his true passion is for his new friend Patrick— a secret his free love parents are way too excited about. A coming of age story with a punk rock twist, What’s This Shit Called Love explores adolescent friendship, sexual identity and the craving to belong.

Animalia by Eva Aridjis
$12.00

Sebastian, a solitary construction worker in Mexico City, has horns on his head but has no idea why. Through a series of unexpected events, he discovers he’s the product of a mysterious experiment just as Julia- a journalist with a haunting childhood memory- tracks him down. Together they go in search of other human-animal hybrids, while an unknown person starts to hunt them. What begins as a search for family and the past soon becomes a road movie, a love story, and a horror-thriller tale with an animal rights theme.

Before I Sleep by Jan Eliasberg
$12.00

Grief-stricken by the tragic death of her partner and fiancé, Miranda must tend to Ally, his manic, runaway fourteen year-old daughter. Their combative relationship implodes when Ally is targeted by the charismatic leader of a sex trafficking ring, and Miranda is caught in the crossfire.