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SHORT Screenplay Reading: Why Is Tonight, by Karen Goldfarb
Passover 1943, Sybil, in her thirties, tries to enjoy a meal wit her family but is interrupted as the war outside rages on and Nazi intrude.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Henryk/Mel: Shawn Devlin
Bekah/Ruthie: Hannah Ehman
Sybil: Julie Sheppard
Sam/Ben/Sidney/Nazi: Bill Poulin
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FEMALE Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: GOING HOME, by Sarah Nicole Faucher
Stephanie helps an unemployed hearing impaired friend return to family safely. Later Stephanie finds out that when her friend returned home, she committed suicide.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Emma: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Stephanie: Hannah Ehman
Man: Andy Camp
Emma's Mother: Allison ... -
Winning SHORT Screenplay Reading: 2A, by Drew Jacob
A Man and a Woman have an affair in hotel room 2A in this award winning romantic dramedy.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Julie Sheppard
Selena: Hannah Ehman
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HORROR Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: MAN'S BEST FRIEND, by Onyx Shelton
A middle aged man adopts a big dog.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Geoff Mays
Perry: Allan Michael Brunet
Samantha: Elizabeth Rose Morriss -
1pg. Short Screenplay; MY SON, THE SCREENWRITER, by John Connell
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Andy Kampf
Max: Steve Rizzo
Mama: Allison Kampf -
1pg. SHORT Screenplay: IN A HOLE, by Warren Paul Glover
Drama/Crime A pensioner's nagging wife leads him to snap. But when in a hole, can Harry stop digging?
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
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CHICAGO Festival Winning SHORT Screenplay: An Evening With Illness, by Donald Just
On the day of receiving a bad medical diagnosis, a man used to many drunken nights at a local bar awakens in an unfamiliar place for an evening he will never forget.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Jack: Sean Ballantyne
Bartender/Waiter: Allan Michael Brunet
Lilith: Julie Sheppard
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Winning Short Screenplay; PERMISSION, by Joe Capucini
Still suffering from an unimaginable tragedy, a married couple is challenged with an unexpected opportunity.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Ethan: Sean Ballantyne
Ashley: Julie Sheppard
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LGBTQ+ Festival SHORT Screenplay: The Interpretation Of A Dream, by Farnoosh Dayyani
Sarah is a teenage girl who lives in a village in male chauvinistic Iran. She wishes to leave the village with her lover; Maryam (another teenage girl), and live in a free land. A middle aged man is Sarah’s suitor which She finds repulsive. Sarah’s father dies suddenly and Sarah fearful of marria...
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ENVIRONMENTAL Festival Winning SHORT Screenplay: Throwaways, by Andy Carpenter
After a seemingly insignificant plastic toy is manufactured by a young child in Latin America, it begins a journey across the world by tractor trailer, a fast-food restaurant trash can, SUV, a garbage truck, and an ocean-freighter. Each mode of transportation offers glimpses into the lives of its...
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THRILLER Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: One Wish, by David Dau Henry
It is midsummer on the west coast of Ireland, a man, and his bird rest in the afternoon sun when a runaway bride storms into their lives and changes everything.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Anachie: Geoff Mays
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FAN FICTION Festival Winning SHORT Screenplay: Godzilla and the Technicolor Guards, by Hank Biro
For over fifty years, Godzilla is held captive in outer space, until astronauts rescue and teleport him back to Earth to assist with destroying the monsters and the human threatening his home-world.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Mission Control/Notice VO - Geoff Mays -
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Winning SHORT Screenplay Reading: Day For Magic, by Robert Fitl, Lee Taylor
Birthdays are supposed to be magical... but for Nicole, magic seems to be working against her.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Reporter: Andy Camp
Twisted T/LEPRECHAUN: Geoff Mays
Nicole: Hannah Ehman
Frances: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
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COMEDY Festival WINNING Short Screenplay: Too Hard, by Matt Clifford
Maybe a Die Hard themed Christmas party isn't the best idea...
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Anders: Geoff Mays
Josh: Sean Ballantyne
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Winning COMEDY Short Screenplay: *Wedding Not Guaranteed, by Matt Clifford, Mellinda Hensley
A runaway bride accidentally takes a cross-country road trip with a lovable loser.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Gwen: Kyana Teresa
Charlie: Shaun Devlin-----
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Winning HORROR Festival SHORT Screenplay: Summoning Demons, by Larry Dwyer
A couple, expecting a child, toy with the demonic.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Deborah: Hannah Ehman
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Winning SHORT Screenplay Reading: The Better Liar, by Anthony Catino
A governor who thinks she's untouchable after granting herself emergency powers enjoys the pleasures of her office and a Teddy bear captures it all on video.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Rammum: Julie Sheppard
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Winning CRIME Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: CUDDLES, by Paul M. Horan
When the idyllic facade of her relationship is shattered, Emily is left to pick through the pieces for answers.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Emily: Hannah Ehman
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Winning COMEDY Festival SHORT Screenplay: DIVORCE BY COMBAT, by Carl Huebner
A novice attorney must defend an adulterous queen against the king's champion in an unconventional legal proceeding where the courtroom is a gladiatorial arena.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss (6)
Larissa (F-20s built)/Queen Emirabla: Hannah Ehman (7)
Dean (M-50s)/Town Crier/Heckler/... -
SCI-FI Festival SHORT Screenplay: MAUNGA, by Michael Clohesy
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss (5)
Pania (F-35-Maori): Hannah Ehman (5)
Marco: Allan Michael Brunet
David: Steve Rizzo
Aoraki Flight Command/Brad: Andy Camp
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Winning LGBTQ+ Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: IN THE CITY, by Adam Wilson
A teenage hustler and a cop have an encounter on the streets in 1970's New York City.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Cop: Allan Michael Brunet
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1pg COMEDY Short Screenplay: I'M GROWN, by Aliya Jackson
Logline: A cocky 45-year-old son, who still lives at home, is about to get schooled by his 80-year-old mother for being disrespectful.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Victor: Alllan Michael Brunet
Maggie: Kyana Teresa
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Winning ANIMATION Short Screenplay Reading: Feliz Navidad, by Edward Tyndall
Luis just wants to bake cookies, but his tough-as-nails father has other plans, until a South Texas miracle makes everyone rethink the meaning of love and acceptance. Feliz Navidad takes a scrumptious look at dismantling traditional gender roles in this warm comedy set in the heart of Tejano Amer...
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COMEDY Festival SHORT Screenplay: Bad Karma, by Caleb Parazette, Jarret Rosenblatt
Emina is a war crimes victim who is having trouble accepting her horrific past. In her desperation, she seeks the counsel of Starchild who is all too happy to put her suffering into cosmic perspective.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Starchild: Julie Sheppard
Emina: Hannah Ehman
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