Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are thirty original scripts for your reading pleasure.

– Don

Over on the Produced Movie Scripts page is:

Bookworm – (undated, unspecified draft) pdf format by Toby Harvard hosted with permission by SimplyScripts

11-year-old Mildred’s world is turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.

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What Did You Do? (It’s Not A Dream, It’s A Memory – One) (8 page short horror in pdf format) by Jefferson Baugh

A man rushes home to his panicked, suicidal wife – and walks into a nightmare.

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MONUMENTAL FAVOUR
With time running out, a frantic businessman relies on a cab driver to reach the airport before his flight takes off.

A trip to the airport is always good grist for the story mill. Everything must be organized to military precision, from waking up to your alarm on time to organizing forgotten – or God forbid, lost passports – to making sure your baggage won’t tip the scales, to ticket confirmation and check-in. The crucial and all-important thing above all else however, is – getting to the airport on time. One false move, one hiccup or delay in proceedings could leave you stranded on the tarmac with nowhere to go and a hole burning in your pocket.

Colin Sharp’s, Monumental Favour opens on veteran taxi driver, Samir, waiting patiently for his delayed fare, Jim Denton, a Boston businessman desperate to make his interstate flight on time.

We get the feeling things usually run smoothly for Jim, but this morning is a whole different story. What is it with printers jamming just when you need them to spit out that all important document? – In this case Jim’s itinerary and ticket details.

After bundling his bags into the boot Jim relays his sorry start to the day to Samir and they finally set off – the problem is that printer malfunction has added a crucial fifteen minutes to the journey and Jim’s justifiably freaking out.

JIM
I’ve got a very important meeting.
A very important opportunity…

Sounds like it could be the opportunity of a lifetime…

Samir, ever the consummate driver offers Jim just the right amount of soothing consolation and vows that he will do everything in his power to get Jim to the airport on time.

The taxi weaves through steady traffic, that is until they hit the inevitable roadblock of early-morning commuters and one very pesky revolving red light.

In an effort to calm his passenger Samir regales Jim with a story about how he and his wife visited a tarot card reader over the weekend –

Jim’s expression tightens, signaling he’s not in the mood for the story – his focus fixed on the traffic ahead.

Samir admits he finds it all a bit fake too, but he continues with the tale regardless.

SAMIR
… Interestingly, this Tarot reader declared I would
do somebody a monumental favour in the coming week.

Jim suddenly sits up and takes notice.

 JIM
Get me to the airport in fifteen minutes and my God,
you’ll be doing me a monumental favour.

Famous last words unfortunately because things are about to go from bad to worse. As they barrel through the next amber light the car’s mechanical warning indicator comes on – monumental failure seems to be the more operative phrase at this point. The car’s gearbox has given up the ghost leaving Samir and Jim stranded. With a backup ride twenty minutes away, it doesn’t look like Jim will be going anywhere other than back home again.

Seems like even with the best laid plans, fate has intervened.

And that’s that.

End of story.

Except this isn’t the end of the story.

And we’re about to find out this is no ordinary day.

Colin Sharp has created a very clever narrative with Monumental Favour. At first it might appear that there’s not a lot happening in this slice of life story, dare I say some readers might find it a little pedestrian, but buckle your seatbelts and settle in for the ride, cause you’re about to discover this story has a twist in its tale guaranteed to touch even the most hardened of hearts. It hit me hard. As I’m sure it will you.

Do you want to kick-start your filmmaking career? Monumental Favour could be the perfect vehicle to get you off the starting blocks.

Read: Monumental Favour.

About the Writer: Colin Sharp  is an aspiring screenwriter whose lifelong love of film led him on to the road to writing his own stories. Whilst a fan of all genres of film, Colin primarily enjoys writing comedic tales but is also a sucker for romance and anything that will scare the bejesus out of him.

About the Reviewer: L. Chambers has been writing all her life – especially in her head, and on scraps of paper. It’s only in the last few years she began to get serious about screen-writing. Prior to this she worked in the Features Department for ABC TV as a Program Assistant, and trained as a FAD. She currently works as a freelance web-content editor and lives with her husband (also a screenwriter) in Sydney, Australia.

Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are seventeen original scripts for your reading pleasure.

– Don

And here are the results of the challenge.

Round One: – GENRE – Horror/Sci-Fi (You may combine the two genres.)
OPTION A – No male characters, must feature a kill count of at least three!
Or
OPTION B – Must be set in a haunted house or spaceship.

Hi All!

Bit behind, so expect quite a few updates over the week. First off – Original Script Sunday is a bit late. Please head over to the Original, Unproduced Scripts page for sixteen original works for your reading pleasure. Looking for script to film? Check them out and reach out to the writer for permission.

We had a Writers Tournament last month that resulted in a lot of clever, short scripts perfect for that short film contest.

Looking for a short script with no male characters or one set in a hauntedhouse or spaceship? – Got you covered.

Looking for something for your local senior citizen actor or pesky child actor – Covered!

Your friend the mime? Or transportation buff? How about a short no dialog script? – Again, covered.

Need a super short? CVRD.

These writers all have produced works under their belts, so check ’em out.

– Don

Best Original Screenplay:

Anora by Sean Baker hosted by Deadline
A young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled. (April, 22, 2023 Green revised draft) pdf format
IMDb info

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Conclave by Peter Straughan (Based on the novel CONCLAVE By Robert Harris ) hosted by Deadline
When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church. (undated, unspecified draft) pdf format
IMDb info

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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

A REAL PAIN Written by Jesse Eisenberg

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

CONCLAVE Screenplay by Peter Straughan