25 Short Film Scripts for First-Time Filmmakers

For first-time filmmakers, the best short film scripts during production will have one or two locations, minimal characters, and run 10 min.

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Where can I find short film scripts for first-time filmmakers?

Monologue Blogger’s short screenplays minimizes budget, equipment, and logistical hurdles so you get the script you need based on what you are looking for.

The scripts shared in this collection will meet your criteria and open opportunities up for you to make your film.

Basket Case (2 women)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Ma, Vicky
• From the short screenplay Basket Case
• Vicky is saddened by the fact that her brother died in an accident but her daughter gives her trouble over going to the wake.

Shribble (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Valeri, Frank
• From the short screenplay Shribble
• Valerie forces Frank to go vegan and all he can think about is meat.

Launch Date (2 men)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Bennett, Mr. Tandum
• From the short screenplay Launch Date
• A wealthy man desires to visit outer-space and stay there until the end of his life.

Dead Girl (2 women, 2 men)

• Genre: Dark Humor
• Characters: Rex, Billy, Emily, Ronda
• From the short screenplay Dead Girl
• A woman suffers an overdose and her death is going to bring wrath upon those responsible.

Less Soap, More Water (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Roman, Gregory
• From the short screenplay Less, Soap, More Water
• An actress can’t imagine doing another soap commercial, but her persuasive agent guides her into the deal.

Jackson’s Famous Banana Split (2 men)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Willy Boy, Jackson
• From the short screenplay Jackson’s Famous Banana Split
• Jackson despises his brother’s worth ethic and wishes he would step up to the plate to work harder.

White Picket Fence with Tulips and a Dog (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Characters: Henrietta, Bordy
• From the short screenplay White Picket Fence with Tulips and a Dog
• Henrietta and Bordy don’t see eye to eye when it comes to borrowing money in order to survive.

Once in a Blue Moon (2 men)

• Genre: Crime Drama
• Characters: Elmer, Slade
• From the short screenplay Once in a Blue Moon
• Slade tried stealing money from the wrong man and now must pay the price.

True Blood Ties (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Family Drama
• Characters: Gin, Jena
• From the short screenplay True Blood Ties
• Jena visits her dad in prison in order to see how he is and report on how things are developing at home.

Encounter (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Period Drama
• Characters: Leslie, Roger
• From the short screenplay Encounter
• Leslie and Roger meet one another for the first time and discover that they are quite fond of one another.

Cave of Da Vinci (3 men)

• Genre: Crime Drama
• Characters: Freddy, Tobey, Jack
• From the short screenplay Cave of Da Vinci
• Two thieves step into the wrong apartment, altering both their lives forever.

Perfect Little Bubble (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Roxy, Harper
• From the short screenplay Perfect Little Bubble
• Harper is trying to adjust to the traumatic events that took place between him and his fiancé the previous night.

Bumps and Bruises (2 men)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Jones, Vihaan
• From the short screenplay Bumps and Bruises
• Jones is a traveling salesman trying to make a sale, but it isn’t until he mentions something that his luck begins to turn.

Animal Boys (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Dev, Isabel
• From the short screenplay Animal Boys
• Dev really likes Isabel but his brute way of speaking and behaving doesn’t give him much of a chance.

Window Pain (2 women)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Leslie, Vickie
• From the short screenplay Window Pain
• A pair of lovers have a hard time coping with the fact that their relationship will eventually end.

Dog With A Broken Spirit (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Nicolas, Sashane
• From the short screenplay Dog With A Broken Spirit
• Nicolas gets himself physically hurt while trying to defend his girlfriend at a pub.

Unspoken Agreement (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Period Drama
• Characters: Gildra, Arnwulda
• From the short screenplay Unspoken Agreement
• On her dying deathbed Gildra tries to convince her brother Arwulda to become to caretaker of her daughter.

Chutzpah (2 women)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Sandra, Agnes
• From the short screenplay Chutzpah
• A teenager and a homeless woman find that they have something in common.

Bottom of the Stairs (2 women, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Period Drama
• Characters: Bennett, Mrs. Conors, Mr. Chesterfield, Mrs. Chesterfield
• From the short screenplay Bottom of the Stairs
• Mr. Chesterfield arrives back home from a business trip only to find his wife under an evil possession.

Alderona (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Science Fiction
• Characters: Alderman, Kludo
• From the short screenplay Alderona
• Kludo tries to make his sister understand the nature of her responsibilities.

Red Tuxedo (2 men)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Mr. Berguer, Mr. Sanders
• From the short screenplay Red Tuxedo
• A business deal that could have gone horribly wrong goes terribly right.

C4 & D29 (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Science Fiction
• Characters: C4, D29
• From the short screenplay C4 & D29
• C4 confesses to his wife that for the past few months he may have been getting tracked.

Imaginary, You (2 men)

• Genre: Comedy / Dark Comedy
• Characters: Waldo, Rallye
• From the short screenplay Imaginary, You
• Rally shows up at his brother’s apartment because he never showed up at their father’s funeral.

Cruel Joke (2 men)

• Genre: Comedy / Crime Comedy
• Characters: Pat, Vin
• From the short screenplay Cruel joke
• Pat and Vin wait for instructions for their next criminal gig while warming up next to a trashcan fire outside.

Happily Ever After (2 men)

• Genre: Drama / Family Drama
• Characters: Phil, Reeve
• From the short screenplay Happily Ever After
• Reeve is utterly disappointed and let down after he shares important news with him.

The Case of the Gorgonzola Toe Nail (2 men)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Pack, Burpie
• From the short screenplay The Case of the Gorgonzola Toe Nail
• One man believes that another man has stolen his treasured toe nail clippers and will get violent to have them back.

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