Thank you to all who submitted their screenplays to the 2022 Phoenix Film Festival Short Screenplay Competition.
We are very excited to announce this year's winners!
FIRST PLACE
A Package of Dreams - by Bradley M. Look
A boy longs to be a television horror host when he grows up. But that dream gets derailed as adulthood pressures him into work with his father at a parcel service. Fate steps in connecting him with a hero from childhood in a supernatural way, proving that even dreams need a little help.
SECOND PLACE
A Long Road Ahead - by Bernhard Riedhammer
A trailblazing transgender woman, stranded in the middle of nowhere, must hitch a ride with an opinionated retiree in order to stop her ex from leaving the country with their son.
THIRD PLACE
The Smell - by Stephen Hansen
Jay goes to a Walgreens to pick up some items. He’s met with an unexpected smell, and challenge.
FINALISTS
Hugh Was Here - by Montgomery Burt
Fantasy and reality collide as an unassuming long-time employee struggles to make a big exit on his last day at work, but his indifferent co-workers are no help as his violent fantasies finally catch up with him.
Blackboard Billions - by Jamila Jackson
A woman who rocketed to the top in the 80s cutthroat world of chalkboard sales recounts her success, but an arch nemesis from the past might erase her accomplishments.
Applicant American - by John Kestner
Fearing the worst, three stoners flee to Mexico when the government decides to save the environment by euthanizing the homeless.
Dolores - by Michael Seabolt and Greg Schroeder
Ethan (20’s) is having trouble sleeping. Every night, while he’s getting ready to go to sleep, a ghost lies down in bed with him. It scares him, but he also misses the ghost when it leaves, for its appearance and smell remind him of his dead girlfriend Dolores.
Three Nights Only - by Philip C. Sedgwick
A comedienne has a chance encounter with a recently unemployed man rumored to be devoid of a funny bone.
Deep Hush - by Kristy Walsh
While writing her brother's eulogy, a young woman discovers an avant-garde photograph that sends her down a path of self-discovery.
Heritage - by Chasah West and Charliese West
Grace, an African-American teenager with Louisiana creole heritage, has a whirlwind day entertaining a visitor who only speaks French.
