Short Scripts

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Anchor What?  A sentient vegetable horror (Voices Rising FF, and Underground Indie FF, Jun '21)

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Blind Faith

A musician has faith that the girl he loves will not be blind to his advances.  (Nominated for Best Short Screenplay for Genre Celebration Festival, Tokyo, November '18.)  Post-Production Sep' 2019. (Film, Best Writing, Top Indie Film Awards, May '20.  See Blind Faith Film for more.)

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Blue Car

Her husband wants to pave over the garden as he can't park because of the blue car, she wants a garden and gets insider information.  Will she get what she bloomin' wants!  (Winner of Best Short Screenplay, Genre Celebration Festival, Nov' 19.)

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Cat 

Sadie waits for Cat to come in but something dangerous loiters outside.(Official Selection for Indie Suspense Horror Sci-fi Film Festifal, Florida and Diabolical Horror Film Festival, October '19)

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Cookies

Jenson slowly unravels as he hides from the CONSENSUS, a machine enhanced by the smartest human brains. As friends disappear, he asks himself if he could have done something differently to protect them, or if in fact he should bear blame.

(Finalist for Underground Indie Film Festival, June '19 and Semi-Finalist for Blastoff FF, First five pages, Feb '20.))

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Elephant Gerald

Elephant Gerald loves to scat but gives Camel the hump.  Can he convince Camel that music is better than silence.  (Official Selection Pennsylvania Indie Shorts FF, Sep '19)

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Elevenses

A Mum with dementia wants her daughter to nurse her but her daughter is in two minds. (Nominee, Best Short Script, Short and Sweet FF, Dec '20).

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Forte

A bullied teen gives his tormentor his comeuppance.  (Selected for Portugal International Film Festival, May '19).

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Filling in Time

An old dear teaches a fellow pensioner some manners.

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Global Warning

Debbie teaches Climate Change 1:01 but will it be too late for temp Alison?

(Selected for AC DC IFF, Montreal, May'19 and Europe Now FF, June '20).

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Going Deaf? (Provisional title)

Death wants his victim but the girl in the corner wants Death. (Optioned '19).  Follow @GrimTruthFilm (Offline FF and Lit Laughs Selections, July '21).

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Jump Start

Crossed purposes over car trouble teaches the judgemental a lesson.

(Official Selection, Russian Independent Film Festival, September '19, Finalist for Hyperwave Film Awards, May '19 and Semi-Finalist for Light and Future Film Festival, Houston, Mar '19.)

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Nicked  

Santa, held up at the grotto, uses his magic to save a lost soul getting nicked.  (Winner of Best Short Script for 'Bloodstained Indie Film Festival', Dec '19 and Nominated for Best Short Script for 'Top Indie Film Awards, Jan '19.)

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No Accounting for Taste   An accountant imprisoned for stealing money protests his innocence but who's the real culprit? (The Monkey Bread Awards, Aug'20).

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Preservation

A couple set out to find a lost colleague in the jungle but get more than they bargained for when they find him. (Winner Best Short Screenplay Independent Horror Movie Awards.)

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Pudding Cups  A teacher holds detention to find the culprit who scrubbed her lesson out.  (Finalist, Anabelle Munro, TIMF, Aug '20).

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Razor Sharp A beach, a razor and a dead man missing.  (Lit Scares, Nov'20 & Best Short Script Independent Horror Movie Awards, Jan'20).

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Run For It!

Sci-fi where Julie has to deal with rogue robot R.F.I. in a futuristic gym.  (Finalist for Female Voice Rock, NYC, Sep '19.  First Round/Semi-Finalist for Indie Visions Film Festival, Virginia, Feb '19.)

 

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Santa Run

Sci-Fi where Murray and Brian have to escape a football stadium after the aftereffects of a meteor shower.

(Finalist, LRLA, May '20)

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School Trip

An egotistical professor attempts cross species experimentation but goes a step too far.

(Best Short Script, Independent Horror Movie Awards, May '21).

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Seeing Red  

A copycat killer stalks his victim but who will see red?

 

Snapshot

A photographer gives snapshots into her building as a policeman investigates a crime.

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Somebody for Everybody

A zombie wants love but will falling for his teacher make him realise there is somebody for everybody? (Best Screenplay, Hollywood Just 4 Shorts, July '19.)

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Taking the Plunge (co-written with Fiona Faith Ross) 

Career woman Grace must fight off a take-over and advances to save her Sausage Factory but is love on her agenda. (Lit Laughs, Semi-Finalist, Dec '20 & Nominee, Best Short Script, Top Indie Film Awards.)

 

 

 

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Turner 

A put upon girlfriend teaches her 'know it all' boyfriend who really knows best.  (Selected for Mediteranean FF, Cannes, Nov '19, Semi-Finalist for Southeastern Film Festival, Nashville, September '19 and Austin Micro Short Film Festival, July '19).

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Whack a Duck

Little Jimmy wants Dad, Tom, to let him whack a duck but Tom's massaging his bruised ego and is dubious of fairs. (Top Indie Film Awards, '20 and The Monochrome FF, Oct '20.)

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Wonderland

When Wonderland is threatened the Mad Hatter must go upstairs to find Alice.  (Semi-Finalist for Hyperwave  Film Awards, Oct' 19, Finalist for the Mononchrome Film Festival, September '19 & Austin Under the Stars, Sept '20 and Finalist, Azure Lorica, June '21).  As Tableread for the Global Filmwriters Cafe with thanks to the team.  

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