Written by Quinn Shannon
USA
Two young adults lost in life, Jason and Alan take to the internet for the possibility of viral fame and an escape from their dead-lives. What starts as live streaming their payback for getting stiff pay from their job, escalates to dangerous stunts like robbing a bank alongside their friend Mark leading the charge and into a destructive spiral.
Written by Michelle Lynn
USA
In 1926, the boxing event of Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey led to the downfall of America's most powerful mobsters, Lucky Luciano and Arnold Rothstein. A drama that dives into the explosive tale of the Italian Mafia in New York City, and the corrupt world of bootlegging . Magnolia known as "Goldie" in the world of entertainment rises the ranks of mobster's fiancee to Movie Start as she lands her first role next to The John Gilbert, America's , "The Great Lover."
Written by James Bock
USA
A fifty five year-old widower, brewer, and foosball bar owner reunites with a college friend who recently became a widower himself. Together, they find therapy in playing table soccer, and marketing their own beer. -A product so good, they wanted it to be launched at a major foosball tournament. A fun cast of characters that want that trophy, beer, and prize money.
Written by Austin Williams
USA
An aspiring filmmaker unites with a disgraced producer to shoot a horror movie in the historic Civil War town of Sharpsburg, only to uncover secrets more disturbing than anything they could hope to capture on camera.
Written by Zoë Greenbaum
USA
Unexpectedly interconnected lovers in London find themselves in a distressing triangle, inextricably bound by a mysterious painting and a cafe that is only open in the middle of the night.
Written by Darko Martinovski
USA
Three recently paroled thieves are desperate to get arrested in time to get back in prison for Christmas by holding up a diner near a police station, unaware that the police are on strike.
Written by Matt Everts
USA
After a mild shark attack while she was saving a sea turtle, Laura's hair-model ex-husband visits, unknowingly becomes her caregiver. Apart 12 years, he stills has clothes at her house. After his hair catches fire, they fall in love again.
Written by Guy Mayfield
USA
A young British soldier sent on mission via the Royal signals, finds himself trapped behind enemy lines with his new found American ally. Together they overcome the harrows of war, attack and their unrelenting need to find Mussolini and hold to the promises they made to their loved ones back home. Based on a true and untold story
Written by Martina Sisson
USA
The Spirit Hunters, a tongue-in-cheek paranormal YouTube show, is used to faking hauntings and staging scares. On their way to Tehachapi, a blown tire lands them in the overgrown ruins of Camp Inipi—a forgotten lodge hidden deep in the woods.
Written by Amanda Lemberg
USA
After losing his older brother in a sudden accident, seventeen-year-old Waylon Kennard dwells on guilt and isolation. Unable to cope with the weight of what happened, he turns to self-destruction, pushing away his family and sinking deeper into addiction. Chained to Your Ghost is a haunting exploration of what it means to carry the weight of someone you loved — and feel like you don’t deserve to survive them.
Written by Janet Walker
USA
The Manhattan Project a riveting, fast-action, suspense thriller that travels from the concrete jungles of Manhattan and the halls of justice to the cocaine factories in the jungles of Columbia, to the pristine beaches of the Bahamas and Miami.
Written by Flynn Fletcher, Doug Mellard
USA
Danny, a frustrated voice-over artist stuck in a dead-end corporate job, embarks on an unexpected road trip with his estranged friend Eli to bury Eli's father in New Orleans, all while dealing with a surreal mission to bury a man's ashes next to a Nicolas Cage mausoleum.
Written by Samuel Taylor
USA
When a devout young preacher's faith is shattered by a traumatic childhood tragedy, his attempts to rebuild his life as an adult are upended by haunting visions, supernatural warnings, and the reemergence of unresolved guilt, forcing him to confront the demons of his past... before they destroy his family.
Written by Matthew Karram
USA
In a frozen post-apocalyptic world where humanity survives in underground volcanic caves, Cita, a devoted wife and mother, embarks on a dangerous journey to the underworld to save her injured husband Acopa from exile into the deadly wasteland.
Written by Nathan Burt
USA
Two friends - one gay, one straight - meet at a funeral after a seven-year absence from each other. What starts as an unintentional reunion quickly evolves into a conversation where the individual personal stakes could not be higher.
Written by Corinna Miller
USA
River, a seasoned ex-CIA operative turned contract killer, finds herself on the run after a job goes fatally wrong. Hunted by assassins, River must rely on her tactical skills and instincts to survive a city soaked in rain and regret.
Written by Taylor Hunt
USA
A legendary tunnel rat in the Vietnam War fights for his life on the surface back home.
Written by SScott T Dennis, Douglas Braverman
USA
When 6 elderly Holocaust survivors gather for their annual holiday dinner, their evening takes a dramatic turn as they discover a Neo-Nazi ringleader injured and incapacitated in their brownstone basement after being on the run for desecrating the local synagogue.
Written by Susan Eileen Jizba
USA
When a talented artist with psychic gifts is commissioned to paint the portrait of a skeptical British antique art dealer at his country manor, she must unravel the dangerous mystery of her own tragic past life in order to rediscover the love she lost and the home where she truly belongs.
Written by Maggie Doyle
USA
Set against the rugged wild of the Pacific Northwest on a remote island where Jess, a young teen who was born on the island, is suddenly orphaned when her mother dies. She naturally steps into being the caretaker of her family’s house, barn and animals and is content doing so until her older sister Nicole shows up to let her know she’s going to sell and develop the land.
Written by Susan Eileen Jizba
USA
When a popular teen is forced to move-in with her dad and weird, witchy stepsister, she rebels by creating a ritual doll said to have vengeful properties, which backfires horribly when the murderous Poppet doll becomes alive, forcing her to work with her despised sibling to destroy it.
Written by Darren Haskins
USA
A young man searches for purpose away from his current situation as a porn shop janitor, and tragically finds hope in a struggling snacks company looking to be saved.
Written by Perry Power
USA
After the sudden death of his father, a young man begins to unravel the truth about the silence that haunted his family for generations. As buried memories rise to the surface, he’s forced to confront his past and find the courage to speak the truth, no matter the cost.
Written by Theodore Carl Soderberg
USA
FLEET WEEK is the sequel to BLAZE. MOB CHICK Blaze opens a new chapter, when she takes on the US Navy as a helicopter pilot during San Francisco's Fleet week, get's the ultimate test, when North Korea threatens to launch ICBM'S, and San Francisco is struck from the sky by a meteor and asteroid shower.
Written by Michael Gould
USA
When two teenage guys, misfits, on their way to a party in 1975, flag down a witch-doctor-driven taxi, their girl expectations for the night turn stratospheric. Comedy disaster ensues, courtesy of a powerful, self-image-boosting voodoo potion, the effects of which are life-scarring. There is no redemption, and nobody learns anything.
Written by John Martins III
USA
Dire consequences ensue when two Catholic priests at a New Mexico parish clash during the 1980s Sanctuary Movement, endangering the lives of three innocent Central American refugees.
Written by Lukas Sheja
Germany
In this "Fantastical Mythical Comedy" among the Minotaur-legend, the actress Iznasha, as the protagonist of a film production, dreams of her unknown parents in a living relationship making an impossible film within an ensemble of artistic friends.
Written by Rebekah Louisa Smith
USA
BENEATH THE UNDERCURRENT is a psychological thriller set in the present day English countryside and explores the themes of mental illness, grief, and loss.
Written by Jeff Kimball
USA
After being adopted into a wealthy white family, a resilient Black teenager must survive a home built on silence, performative love, and buried abuse—where being good means never being heard, and survival comes at the cost of identity.
Written by Salvatore A. Bono
USA
When a mystical relic transforms archaeologist, Rock Tarpeian into a superhuman Cherokee Spirit Warrior, he must track down and prevent a shapeshifting demon, Raven Mocker, from consuming the hearts of the innocent, that would make him indestructible.
Written by Peter Herman
USA
Inspired by true events, LYNCH follows Sergeant Joseph White, a kindhearted Union soldier stationed in South Carolina during Reconstruction. Committed to rebuilding a broken nation, Joe falls in love with Harriet—a compassionate Southern woman and sister to three former Confederate soldiers. Despite the scars of war, their love leads to marriage and the birth of a child, offering a rare hope for healing in a divided land.
Written by Mercedes Garcia
USA
A resilient 7-year-old-girl is sent to live with her troubled father. She navigates his chaotic world by taking on grown-up responsibilities, only to discover that no amount of love can save someone unwilling to change.
LIFEBOAT
Written by Mason Mendoza, Bill Baber
USA
Three souls cheat death when they escape the destruction of their spaceship. Now their tiny “lifeboat” is adrift at the end of the universe. Their days are numbered. Every minute is precious. If you know the end, how will you spend your time?
Written by Peter Herlan
USA
Inspired by a true story, Kick Rocks follows the unexpected and touching friendship between Nick, a well-meaning man in his 40s, and “Uncle Bob,” an 84-year-old, free-spirited relic of the 1970s who finds himself lonely and forgotten in his twilight years.
Written by Fernando A. Miller
USA
A true-crime-obsessed woman falls for a charming criminal psychology student, unaware that he’s a serial killer—and the key to unlocking her sister’s traumatic past.
Written by Ross Dumond Macartney
USA
American Vigor follows the story of Alton Ford, a Cowboy farmer who gives his new neighbor and her son refuge after they escape her abusive ex-husband.
Written by Amanda Lemberg
USA
After his car breaks down in a remote ghost town, a grieving cop vows to help a young blind girl who possesses an extraordinary gift.
Written by Kevin Silva
USA
Begin At The Bygones is a noir-tinged fantasy thriller set in California 1968. Ian Garrett, haunted by the mysterious death of his girlfriend Sandra, stumbles into a web of secrets and lies while investigating her connection to a psychedelic-fueled underworld. As he navigates treacherous alliances with a detective and enigmatic strangers, Ian uncovers a dangerous conspiracy tied to an infamous LSD dealer and his coveted satchel - rumored to hold legendary stimulants.
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