2024 Shorts Competition Finalists

April 16, 2024

There's nothing better than a great short. Why? Because writers need multiple paths to break in and shorts are a time-tested way to do that. Shorts are a challenging but satisfying art form when done well. So many legendary filmmakers broke in and made a splash via shorts it would be impossible to name them all here!

The Roadmap Writers Shorts Competition is another avenue for you to get industry professionals to experience your work!

This year, the winning Short Script will have a virtual table read organized by Roadmap Writers & the winning Short Film will be screened at BraveMaker Film Festival!

We will name a winner in each category!

And now we’re pleased to announce the...

2024 Finalists Are:

FINALISTS SHORT SCRIPT

CREATOR(S)	TITLE	LOGLINE
Scott Baker	BABY TEETH	A twisted reimagining of the Tooth Fairy - an addict who claims baby teeth to get a fix. But when a young boy uses this for financial gain, it's an opportunity the Tooth Fairy cannot pass.
Annabel Maclean	MR BIG HANDS	A four-year-old girl is haunted by a malevolent supernatural entity emerging ominously from toilets, turning her innocent encounters with bathrooms into terrifying ordeals.
Greg Harvey	NIGHT OF THE LIVING VEG	When backyard cabbages roar to life and attack, a nature-loving trans-tween must battle to save her kid brother and survive the night.
Stephen Nolly	TALK TO ME	Retirement village resident Malcolm is not the man he used to be. When his chess partner, Rufus, is in danger of being moved to a different facility, Malcolm tries to save the only person who remembers him for the man he was. The only problem is: Rufus has Alzheimer’s.
Joshua Heaton	YOU'RE ON MUTE	An ambitious young professional's life spirals out of control as she fights for her career and sanity over a video conference call.

FINALISTS SHORT FILM

CREATOR(S)	TITLE	LOGLINE
Kameishia Wooten	CHOICES	Three very different friends find renewed connection as they await pregnancy results at their Los Angeles High School.
Steven Lundgren	FOG OF WAR	A young soldier in World War I falls deeper and deeper into delusion. After his entire family succumbs to the Spanish Flu and his brother is killed on the battlefield, he starts having visions of a horrifying creature roaming the battlefield at night, devouring the souls of dead soldiers.
Aimee Dansereau & Sarah Cooke	MY HUMAN EXPERIENCE: EPISODE #1	When a socially awkward alien explorer & her teammate are sent to Earth to study humans, they must overcome cultural and social mishaps in order to receive their people's highest honor, the Galactic Hero Achievement Award.
Denise Meyers	THE DARK OF NIGHT	A mysterious woman with a terrible secret takes shelter in an isolated diner one dark and stormy night, encountering a grifter, a waitress, and a dirty cop with secrets of their own.
Heather Hillstrom	THE KING IN THE RING	Through a documentary lens, this drama follows an underground boxing ring where participants fight a man who looks like Jesus Christ.