BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY READINGS

BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY READINGS

The "best scene" take from features and TV pilots of winning screenplays.

BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY READINGS
  • LATINO Fest: El Cuento De Mi Papa (The Story of my Father), by Alejandro Lalinde

    When a naive D.A.C.A. single young father gets unexpectedly deported to a country he’s never been, he must at all costs journey back illegally despite crooks and cartels and a desolate rugged desert to reunite with his estranged daughter before his family is ultimately separated.

    CAST LIST:

    Na...

  • ROMANCE Festival Best Scene: Astral Flames, by Nicolas James

    A lonely, yet content young woman helps navigate a connection-deprived young man through the astral dimension while trying not to be detected by an ominous spirit.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Hannah Ehman
    Chase: Sean Ballantyne
    Violet: Kyana Teresa

  • Thriller/Suspense Festival: HENRY'S STARE, by A.M. Vasquez

    After her stalker goes missing and is presumed dead, Violet McBride's dreams suggest that he may still be alive, threatening to shatter her newfound peace.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
    Violet: Kyana Teresa
    Rachel: Hannah Ehman
    Ben: Shawn Devlin

  • TV Festival Best Scene: PALADIN, by Mark Andrew Pogodzinski

    Paladin is a gun for hire in the new west in 1800. His current task is to collect Caleb Barnes and deliver him to justice. The Barnes Gang attacked a wealthy ranch, killing several people and burning the house to the ground. Paladin kills the gang with little difficulty, taking time to explain to...

  • Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival Best Scene: THE GOD MACHINE, by Michael J Bowler

    Using an antique machine, a grieving boy hopes to apologize to his deceased mother, but instead unleashes an interdimensional being that wreaks havoc in San Francisco. With the aid of his detached father, some friends, and a tough female detective, he determines to stop the creature, even at the ...

  • SCI-FI/FANTASY Festival Best Scene: Mysterious Island, by Don Thompson

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    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Shawn Devlin
    Lisa: Kyana Teresa
    Laura: Hannah Ehman

  • LGBTQ+ Festival Best Scene: The Xenakis Family, by Spiro Skentzos

    A mid-career stop-motion animator struggles balance his work with his family's demands to run their restaurant.

    Narrator: Julie Sheppard
    Greg: Shawn Devlin
    Theo: Steve Rizzo
    Marvin: Sean Ballantyne

  • LGBTQ+ Festival: Good Pussy: The Anatomy of a Crazy Cat Lady, by Bree Wyrd

    When a suicidal comedian is involuntarily hospitalized by her family, her ride-or-die drag queen BFF, and her unorthodox psychiatrist devise a plan to break her out, recover her eight cats, and help her to discover her reasons to live.

  • WILDsound Festival Best Scene: Snail Miller Criminal Confessions, by Tony Faria

    Introducing "Snail Miller: Criminal Confessions," a razor-sharp satire that takes a hilarious jab at the world of crime-solving television.

    Follow the adventures of SNAIL MILLER, Toronto's most unorthodox serial killer tracker, as he spearheads the RCMP's groundbreaking Victims Confessions Unit....

  • DIVERSITY Festival TV Best Scene: THUNDERSTORM, by Maria Mathis (interview)

    This eight-episode limited series is about the turbulent life, death, and afterlife of Henry "Stormy" O'Dell, a biracial escaped slave with paranormal abilities. Set in Gold Rush California, Henry's mission is to stop a serial killer as he struggles to avoid forfeiting his soul to a demon who has...

  • DIVERSITY Best Scene Reading: FOLKTALE, by Donald Holmes Lewis, Ziggy Dantzler

    When four young siblings spend a summer weekend at their grandmother’s home in the projects of Pawtucket, they listen to ghostly stories from the past but find themselves trapped in a dangerous and mysterious folktale of their own... with a fortune in slave trader gold at stake that can save the ...

  • DIVERSITY Festival Best Scene: BUMBLEFUCK, by Lindsay Heiman (interview)

    Stuck in bumblefuck nowhere and pressured by her family to join a campaign she morally opposes, an angsty teen (who's seen too many heist movies) plans a covert operation to sabotage her stepdad’s run for office.

    Think Kelly-Anne Conway’s daughter, Claudia. A Gen Z teenager known for outwardly s...

  • TV Festival Best Scene: DIE: Deadly Invisible Enemies Series, by Harold L. Brown

    A renowned computer security expert loses everything when security is breached at the highest level of government and he enters an invisible underworld trading state secrets to the highest bidder.

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    Narrator: Val Cole
    Joe: Steve Rizzo
    Kevin: Geoff Mays
    Wayne: Sean B...

  • FAN FICTION Best Scene STAR WARS: REVELATIONS, by Darius Gerard Clar (interview)

    MAZ OJAL, a corrupt business tyrant, discovers large amounts of Kyber Crystal deposits and sets out to gather the find, using slaves in the process. A 90 year old YODA, his son DAGO, and other villagers are captured and enslaved to mine the Kyber. During a dispute, Dago is slain by one of the gua...

  • COMEDY Festival Best Scene: SAVE THE DATE, by Nick Pappas

    On the eve of his sister's lavish wedding, a meek guy in desperate need of a date meets the woman of his dreams who agrees to accompany him, but when she's subsequently kidnapped by her lawless and vengeful ex-boyfriend, he must find the courage to rescue her if he wants to save her life and his ...

  • COMEDY Festival BEST Scene Reading: GENDER SWITCH, by Tristan Venture

    When a newly installed 5G Cellular Tower malfunctions and causes a career-oriented woman and eternal man-child to switch bodies they must learn to accept their differences before destroying each other’s lives.

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    Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
    Michelle: Kyan...

  • ROMANCE Fest Best Scene: A Broken Heart & The Immortal Hen, by Benjamin Sarno

    A teenage boy struggles to overcome a series of setbacks. Then he encounters his steepest hurdle yet.

    Narrator: Steve Rizzo
    Bobby: Geoff Mays
    Jane: Kyana Teresa
    Grandma: Val Cole

  • FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival BEST Scene: PHAEDRA'S ODYSSEY, by Julie A. Thornton

    In a universe where Chaos and Order compete for supremacy, a group of wayward other-worldly beings abandoned on a primitive planet make a deal with Chaos in exchange for their freedom.

    Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
    Bastian: Sean Ballantyne
    Chiron: Steve Rizzo

  • FANTASY/SCI-FI Fest BEST Scene Reading: Harrowed, by Aaron A. Moore (interview)

    A P.I. is hired to investigate the disappearance of a homeless man. During the investigation he discovers the truth about his family and his planet.

    Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
    Lloyd (M): Geoff Mays
    Caller/Chad (M): Steve Rizzo

    Get to know the writer:

    1. What is your screenplay about?

    My...

  • ROMANCE: Topher & Nate & The Invaders From Mars, by Ryan P. Dooley (interview)

    A down-on-his-luck gay man looks back on his former relationship with the love of his life... which just so happened to coincide with the Martian invasion of Earth.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Kyana Teresa
    Topher: Sean Devlin
    Nate: Allan Michael

    Get to know the writer:

    1. What is your screenplay ...

  • FEMALE Festival Best Scene Script: Outer Bankers, by Diann Ducharme (interview)

    When Nolan, a powerful plantation owner, moves his family to a new oceanside home in North Carolina in the late 1860s, his highly educated daughter Abigail struggles to accept the role she's expected to play. Powerful forces work in the shadows, eager to corrupt the family and harness their power...

  • DIVERSITY Festival Best Scene: DON'T SAY GAY, by Kevin J. Howard

    Working for an organization that detains children of the LGBTQ community, a terrified father and son flee across the country after finding his sons name on the list of detainees, risking their lives to get to a free zone state where they’ll be safe from authorities.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Allan...

  • COMEDY Festival Best Scene Script: Le Tour Kashmir, by David H. Miller

    East beats West when Punjab’s fastest rick-shaw driver covertly enters the sub-continent’s biggest cycling race, but her road to victory is fraught with colorful contenders, scheming politicians, and a ruthless American coach.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
    Claus: Steve Rizzo
    Pr...

  • COMEDY Festival TV Best Scene Screenplay: BELLADONNA, by Danielle Tjoelker

    In 1750 London, sisters Mary and Bella Roberts are accidental stowaways on a pirate ship, which sets them on a path towards a life of crime.

    CAST LIST:

    Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
    Windsor: Hannah Ehman
    Mary: Kyana Teresa
    Bella: Elizabeth Rose Morriss