Write LA Shorts |
2022
Write LA Shorts gives one writer the chance to see their short script read by professional actors, filmed in a unique style, and posted online.
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Winners
Winner
Short
· Comedy
· 13 Pages
After accidentally inviting over a non-witch to their coven meeting, two witches must decide what to do with the non-witch who now knows their location and existence.
Burbank, CA
Tova Swartz is a South African screenwriter who writes women-led stories that engage with important issues through a comedic lens. When she isn’t writing, Tova is either at the movies or facetiming her cat.
Finalists
Finalist
Short
· Comedy
· 15 Pages
Still not over his divorce, a heartbroken man digs up his recently deceased ex-husband and interrogates him about why their marriage failed.
Los Angeles, CA
With a BA in biology and Japanese, Ted has no trouble dissecting a fruit fly or navigating Tokyo. But his greatest passion, storytelling, led him to pursue an MFA in screenwriting at LMU. Ted uses the visual and visceral strengths of sci-fi and horror to externalize struggles like mental illness, grief, and heartbreak, exploring how his characters c...
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Finalist
Short
· Drama
· 15 Pages
A man on the autism spectrum endures extreme social anxiety to attend a New Year's Eve party, driven by an imperative to confront his best friend with a confession of love.
Los Angeles, California
Brian possesses a superpower for initiating and exasperating socially awkward interactions. It’s an origin story informed by his unusual multi-ethnicity (Puerto Rican and Jewish) and grounded in his neurodiversity (OCD and ADHD). It’s also the reason he loves to write about struggling protagonists doing the best they can in a world not tailored for ...
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Finalist
Short
· Drama
· 15 Pages
A lonely retiree mourning his late wife tries to find new connections and turns to a dating website called “Love to Go.”
Bernhard is a writer, marketeer and carpenter with several years of experience as a screenplay editor, holding a BA in Screenwriting from Staffordshire University and an M.Litt. in Film Studies from the University of St. Andrews. Most recently, his animation short, Old School, was optioned and is currently in pre-production. It’s his second short, a...
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Finalist
Short
· Drama
· 19 Pages
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a kind-hearted man decides to take up guitar in order to take back control of his life.
Los Angeles, California
Hunter attended the University of Southern California where he was Director of Script Development for Film and Television Writers of USC. Hunter has also managed a Script Development division at CK Talent Management, signing and assisting inspiring young writers. Hunter now works for The Walt Disney Company, and hopes to continue his passion for wri...
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Finalist
Short
· Drama
· 10 Pages
A frustrated architect sets his aspirations aside for more stable employment, until a homeless woman challenges his decision.
Pittsburgh, PA
With recent accolades and a short play produced, I continue developing short- and feature-length scripts with an existential nod. Currently developing grounded sci-fi that challenges, celebrates and entertains our notions of humanity.
Finalist
Short
· Drama
· 5 Pages
A musician finds the courage to perform again after the loss of her muse in a journey that takes place from backstage to mic, told in the voice of a lyrical poem.
NY
I was 16 when I first became a PA on the set of a local documentary. I studied film at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School and traveled to Mumbai, Istanbul, Paris, and London. I worked at Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road at Warner Bros. before graduating and moving into casting in upstate New York. For the past 10 years, I have been developing my televi...
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Finalist
Short
· Historical
· 6 Pages
Berlin, 1987. A rebellious artist attempts to paint the forbidden side of the Berlin Wall.
Odiham, Hampshire, GB
My journey to becoming a filmmaker began in the early 2000's when I picked up a camcorder and tried doing a Spielberg around my small Irish hometown.
In more recent years, I have two scripts which have made it onto the Coverfly red list and a few others that are climbing the rankings.
I currently have two features and one pilot ready to submit to ag...
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