Short-Fi | Spotlighting Short Screenplays
From The Script Department comes, Short-Fi, a curated collection of great short screenplays written by a global community of screenwriters. Each screenplay is brought to life by a voice actor, cinematic music and atmospheric sound to create an experience that sits between watching a movie and listening to an audio book. It's cinema for your ears. For more great stories and podcast shows, visit www.thescriptdepartment.net Subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss anything from our network of podcasts: https://youtube.com/c/TheScriptDepartment Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thescriptdepartment Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescriptdepartment Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thescriptdepartment Listen to our podcasts on your favourite podcast service: The Script Department Podcast Network: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/the-script-department/id6442503874 Buy us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheScriptDept
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When an overzealous busybody stumbles upon a suspected murder in Central Park, he launches a chaotic pursuit of the "killer." But when he finally confronts the suspect, he uncovers a twist that could either fulfil his own amateur detective fantasies - or land him in police custody himself.
Written by Fiona Georgiou Hunt
Read by Maia Mei Macpherson
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A recruiter for a spiritual guidance group finds herself in grave danger as she uncovers a dark truth behind the mysterious disappearances of her recruits.
Written by Lauren C Brits
Read by Molly Lydon
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A young woman, reeling from heartbreak, is gifted the latest AI to help her make a fresh start. As the AI learns and evolves into her ex boyfriend , she fall hard for the projection of her lost love. But as fantasy and reality blur, she must decide: reboot her heart or just hit ‘delete’ on the bot.
Written by Fiona Georgiou Hunt
Read by Beth Frigot
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A writer is sent on an assignment to promote an English Stately House. While there, she meets a ghostly figure who reveals a dark secret.
Written and read by Neema Kambona
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Astronaut Carolyn's training is disrupted by eerie, supernatural occurrences that grow increasingly disturbing. As reality blurs, she begins to suspect these are warnings about her upcoming mission. With each vision, a darker, more sinister truth emerges—one that could spell doom for the mission and crew.
Written and Read by Millie Hayward
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1941, Germany. Whilst caring for her disabled son, a devoted mother is forced to harbour an injured Soviet pilot in her attic. As suspicion from her neighbours is aroused, she must risk everything to protect the people under her roof.
Written by Mitra Kohnesheen
Read by Beth Frígot
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Eve, an elderly widow, has lived alone in her cottage for years. Frail and scared to leave her home, she spends her days avoiding neighbours and old friends. That is, until a mischievous dog shows up, disturbs her peace, and leads her out into the world.
Written by Katie Sullivan
Read by Beth Frigot
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Sitting together on their usual bench, George and Max feel a difference between them, something has changed. Max struggles to accept this and must find the right words to talk to his oldest friend or risk harming their memories forever.
Written by Marcus Armstrong
Read by Scott Suter
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Two reckless teenagers trespass into an abandoned theme park, only to discover it's a home to a family of deranged cannibals.
Written by Millie Hayward
Read by Marcus Armstrong
Edited by Lauren Brits
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Olivia is working hard to keep her late mother’s traditional village tea room afloat. City girl, Emily,
opens up a trendy coffee shop next door and the two businesses go head to head.
Written by Katie Sullivan
Read by Tammany Barton
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Following the death of her mother, 11-year-old Fiadh moves from Dublin to the Connemara countryside to live with her aunt and uncle.
Written by Peter Salisbury
Read by Ruth Hayes
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When a woman discovers that her neighbour is contaminating her recycling bin, she will stop at nothing to rectify the situation in order to save the planet.
Written and read by Belinda Lees
Produced by Peter Salisbury
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An anxious young mother finds peace in an alternative world.
Written by Laura Maloney
Read by Ruth Hayes
Produced by Luke Nelson
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Space-farer Spencer wakes from a hangover in the middle of a Lunar desert to find he is missing his servant drone and his right shoe. Noticing smoke rising from his nearby outpost, Spencer must put aside his privilege or risk losing much more than his overpriced footwear.
Written and Read by Marcus Armstrong
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While fleeing the police, a terrified TFL station worker connects with a young passenger who is also struggling with their own crisis.
Written by Brad Brookes
Read by Ruth Hayes
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As Horace slips deeper into dementia, he becomes unable to separate the past from the present. While his mind throws up imagined foes, his Son must face the nightmares of his father, or lose him forever to the wreckage of his memory.
Written and Read by Marcus Armstrong
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Obsessive Phil´s war against bad spelling and grammar in his village has led to a failed romance and increasing social isolation. But a new friendship shows him a way to peace and acceptance of his anxiety issues, until a perceived betrayal triggers a meltdown with tragic consequences.
Written by Alison Baker-Mavin
Read by Marcus Armstrong
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Whilst visiting her grandfather, a young girl fights supervillains only she can see until they attack her grandfather, and he ends up in hospital. In the hospital the fight continues as she tries to save her grandfather from another attack, but the girl’s mother tries to stop her and show her the reality of the situation.
Written by Luke Nelson
Read by Lydia Blakemore Phillips
A stay on an old yacht turns to horror when Charlotte realises she's not alone at sea. As day turns to night, Charlotte comes face to face with a nightmarish threat and must do everything to survive the natural elements and the unknown dread that lurks aboard the vessel.
Written by Millie Hayward
Read by Marcus Armstrong
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When an uptight businesswoman loses her priority baggage at the airport, she risks her deadline, her biggest client, her job, and everything else that is important to her. Through her airport angst, she meets an unlikely sage in the airport cleaner and ultimately finds much more than her lost luggage.
Written and read by Fiona Georgiou Hunt
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