BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY READINGS
The "best scene" take from features and TV pilots of winning screenplays.
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HEIST COUNTER HEIST, by Helen Rana. Best Scene CRIME/MYSTERY Festival
London, 1979. Reeling from the fallout of her father’s suicide, observant teen Jenny devises a foolproof theft, based on insights gleaned from waitressing in a gangsters’ social club. Her plucky two best friends join in - but their plan to pull a counter heist goes badly awry.
CAST LIST:
Narra...
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STAGE PLAY Best Scene Reading: THE SPECIALS, by Kimberly Lawton (interview)
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Louis: Steve Rizzo
Laura: Hannah EhmanGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
Ultimately it's about loneliness and how if can look different through grief or mental illness. Some people struggle with it and seem to function well (car...
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BALL IS LIFE, by Ben Burgess Jr.. Best Scene Reading GENRE Festival
After the sudden death of her father, Devine “Mack” Muhammad, an NBA legend, WNBA superstar Destiny “Beloved” Muhammad is faced with a choice: to play in Game 7 of the Finals and honor his legacy or be consumed by grief and doubt. Ball is Life explores themes of family, generational pressure, and...
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WHAT'S A ZAYDE?, by Andy Epstein. Best Scene Reading. WILDsound Festival
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Shawn Devlin
Becky: Julie Sheppard
Lucille: Hannah Ehman -
LOVE UNVEILED, by Josip Pozgaj. Best Scene. ENVIRONMENTAL Festival (interview)
Love Unveiled explores the collision of two different worlds. Sophie, a driven and self-centered woman, dreams of a political career in Washington, D.C., but her plans derail when her father’s gambling debts entrap her with Drago, a ruthless mafia boss in Split, Croatia. Forced into a marriage wi...
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Jerusalem Idol, by Lewis Nevin Papier. Best Scene. COMEDY Festival (interview)
In ancient Israel, an aspiring stand-up comedian and self-proclaimed prophet must navigate fame, rivalries, and a mad Procurator's wrath to save his runner-up competitor—and himself—after winning the wildly popular reality show, 'Jerusalem Idol.'
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
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TRANSITIONS, by Rachael CG Cudlitz. 1st Scene Script Reading. LGBTQ+ Festival
A Half Hour Comedy about a gender non-conforming young adult embarking on a journey of self discovery with help and — at times — hindrance from their family.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Quinn: Hannah Ehman
Sarah: Elizabeth Rose Morriss -
The Ghosts of Rachel Young, by Shaun Mark Burrell. Action//Fantasy/Thriller Fest
Haunted by a fatal mistake, a shattered vice cop reunites with a bright but brooding detective and his mysterious family to tame her frightening new power and protect it from the evil eager to control it.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Rachel: Hannah Ehman
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ON THE CORNER OF EDEN AND GRACE, by Marsha Rosenzweig Pincus. Best Scene Reading
Between the moon walk and Woodstock, a 17 year old aspiring photographer struggles to save her boyfriend from slipping into heroin addiction without destroying herself.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Rosie: Hannah Ehman
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WHITE CHOCOLATE, by Cecil Harris. Best Scene Reading Female Festival (interview)
The killing of a teenage basketball prodigy in New York presents a life-threatening challenge for a beautiful Latina detective and her partner.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Erika: Elizabeth Rose Morris
Maria: Hannah EhmanGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
Whit... -
OVERLORDE, by Paul Rose & Brian Streaty. Best Scene Script Reading Female Fest
A brilliant but troubled Egyptologist sparks an international incident when she invades the tomb of a mummified celestial being, only to become possessed by the entity's mysterious powers.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Deborah: Hannah Ehman
Ahmed: Steve Rizzo -
LIFESOURCE, by Aleks Lyons. Best Scene Reading. FEMALE Film Festival
A young oceanographer discovers her gradfather's plane - part of the Lost Patrol - and is thrust into an emotional journey with a rebellious reporter as the government tries to cover up what really happened that night in 1945. The duo uncovers an extraordinary truth of how water, our most preciou...
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ATHOR, by Brian Streaty. Best Scene Script Reading FEMALE Film Festival
A brilliant and unstable Egyptologist becomes entangled in an international incident when she agrees to search for a tomb that holds a mummified ancient alien. Her problems deepen when she becomes possessed by the alien's power.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Walter: Shawn Devlin
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FEMALE Festival Best Scene: All of Me, by S. Columbus
A successful but lonely business owner wrestling with past trauma discovers that her journey to find love begins with understanding herself, helped along by her close-knit friend group and an unexpected bond with her friend’s son Evan who loves superhero movies. The story centers around Colissa w...
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Screenplay Best Scene: AI UNPLUGGED: THE TRINITY, by Craig Trumbo
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
O'Grady: Shawn Devlin
McGrath/TD: Steve Rizzo
Smyth/Chiffre: Sean Ballantyne -
Screenplay Best Scene: Finding Elpis, by Banafsheh Esmailzadeh
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Erik Rhodes: Shawn Devlin
Starman: Steve Rizzo
Doomer: Sean Ballantyne
Princess Almas: Hannah Ehman -
Screenplay Best Scene: HOPPA, by Nigel Lee & Ashley Barrios
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Mark: Steve Rizzo
Fawn: Hannah Ehman
Rabbit: Shawn DevlinGet to know the writers:
What is your screenplay about?
Log Line: Struggling with insecurity and doubt about the longevity of their relationship, an American couple travels to Iceland for answe...
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Screenplay Best Scene: Pippin A Bat for a Friend, by Fausto Politi
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Rocky: Shawn Devlin
BEAN: Steve Rizzo
Ugly/Mouse: Hannah Ehman -
Screenplay Best Scene: SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND JUSTICE, by S.W. Andersen
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Jessie: Hannah Ehman
Sarah: Julie SheppardSubscriber to writers newsletter:
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Script Best Scene: Terran Tapes - The Annunaki, by Gerard O'Neill (interview)
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Jackdass: Shawn Devlin
Jen: Hannah EhmanGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
This is the tale of the immortal Vampire Goddess Lilitu of ancient lore and her near human lover Dougal, their three identical red haired daughters and ...
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Screenplay Best Scene: THAT SAME ROAD, by Pamela Green (interview)
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Everett: Steve RizzoGet to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
My screenplay is a testimony about some things that my dad went through in his life and how God brought him out and also about a promise that God made to my dad years ago t...
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Screenplay Best Scene Reading: The Great Montana Road Race, by Jeffrey J. Smith
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
June: Hannah Ehman
Clyde: Steve Rizzo -
BEST Scene Script Reading: DADDY ISSUES, by Joshua Rose
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morris
Derrick: Geoff Mays
Adam: Steve Rizzo
Adam Jr/The Old Man/Neighbor: Sean Ballantyne -
HORROR Festival Best Scene: Ghosting, by Nathaniel Anglin (interview)
A woman begins to suspect a connection between her younger
cousin’s mysterious disappearance and a popular dating app that is resulting in gruesome deaths around Flagstaff, Arizona.CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Sean: Geoff Mays
Cory: Sean BallantyneGet to know the writer: ...