Write LA Shorts |
2023
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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Finalists
Finalist
Short
· Drama
· 12 Pages
A father grapples with an unimaginable dilemma that challenges what he values more - life or time.
Melbourne, Victoria, AU
Rocky has been through a lot of s*** in his time on Earth and rather than go to therapy, he injects his screenplays with many of his ludicrous life experiences as an alternative outlet.
Finalist
TV Script
· Comedy
· 33 Pages
After the government deems it safe to reopen after a zombie apocalypse, two roommates - a struggling screenwriter who remains optimistic even after his wife left him and a failed actress who suffers from anxiety and depression - try to return to normal by reopening their Hollywood coffee shop.
- Verified WGA Member
Glendale, CA
Disney General Entertainment Writing Program Finalist and WGA-East member Colin Francis Costello is a biracial comedy and genre writer. He has won and finished as a finalist in numerous screenplay contests with his comedy and genre scripts. He has written two family theatrical feature films. 2013's, “Star Wars” - influenced theatrical release, "The...
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Finalist
Short
· Drama
· 32 Pages
A 30-year-old disillusioned loner must deal with his estranged and socially awkward father, after he suffers a stroke losing part of his memory. Both share a painful past he cannot forget, and his father cannot remember.
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
· 18 Pages
2031 – Caught in the middle of a cold civil war between red and blue states with competing laws centered on abortion/choice, a father and daughter undertake a risky state line crossing in a bid to repair their shattered lives.
Arlington, VA
Dave Schroeder is a husband, father of three boys, former lawyer, and retired diplomat. Having lived and worked in Ukraine, Mexico, Albania, China, Panama, and the Marshall Islands, he draws inspiration from a wide palette of perspectives and experiences. Strange encounters with Kings, awkward meetings with Presidents, a tour of Chernobyl’s exclusi...
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Finalist
Short
· Other
· 15 Pages
After she is tasked to write her debut article about Mother’s Day, an aspiring writer in her late-20s has to confront her feelings about her estranged mother, which seems impossible to do after she receives a shocking package.
After a not-so-young mom of one gets her chance to write film when a global pandemic shuts down her photography business, she will do anything to become a successful screenwriter and hold one of those little, handsome statues named Oscar, while the world keeps falling apart around her.
Finalist
Short
· Drama
· 15 Pages
When a woman caring for a husband with Alzheimer's learns of a sudden change in his condition, she is given three hours to choose between a simple treatment that will prolong his life without improving it, or letting both the Long Goodbye and the life she has built around it, come to an end.
Burlington, Ontario, CA
Recently, I was blindsided by Early Onset Invisibility and the accompanying loss of opinions and relevance. Current treatments include frequent shots to the face plus endless surgeries or going gently into your fate with gardening tools and birding apps. Being ornery, I said no to that shit, put on a little lipstick and ran headlong in another...
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