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  1. But Here I Am

    But Here I Am

    Product Code: BM6000

    • 2m. or 2 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    In this serio/comic scene, two siblings who are polar opposites try to connect during a late-night call. Learn More
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  2. Cha-Cha

    Cha-Cha

    Product Code: CS4000

    • 1m., 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 15 min.
    This is supposed to be Salma and Justin’s date night, but Justin is worried that Salma may be coming down with the virus. She hesitates seeing a doctor because she is undocumented. A marriage proposal, and learning to cha-cha are a couple of the things that occupy this call between two people in love who are trying to survive. Learn More
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  3. Corona Chicken (Part One)

    Corona Chicken (Part One)

    Product Code: CS5000

    • 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    A high-strung, middle-class woman ventures out for the first time in weeks only to have a raw chicken encounter that upends her entire life. Learn More
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  4. Corona Chicken (Part Two)

    Corona Chicken (Part Two)

    Product Code: CS6000

    • 1m., 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    There’s the immeasurable grief and then there’s the grief unexpressed. How did a stolen chicken bury a family between the abyss of both? Learn More
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  5. Do Not Go, My Love

    Do Not Go, My Love

    Product Code: DH5000

    • 1m., 1w.

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    • 15 min.
    While navigating the cold bureaucracy of a government help line, two people find a way to have a human connection. Learn More
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  6. Dynamite Sales

    Dynamite Sales

    Product Code: DH4000

    • 1m., 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    When a business motivational speaker loses control of her sales seminar to her only participant—a clueless, sexist misanthrope—she begins to question her own career. Learn More
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  7. First Date

    First Date

    Product Code: FG3000

    • 1w. or 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    Edwina bares her soul and misquotes poetry as she ponders the merits of puppy chow. Learn More
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  8. Flight

    Flight

    Product Code: FG2000

    • 2 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 5 min.
    A queen instructs a young person to stop running and return home. Learn More
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  9. Here Comes the Sun

    Here Comes the Sun

    Product Code: HH8000

    • 3m., 3w., 4 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 5 min.
    A multigenerational group of close friends and family attempts to record a song for an unnamed loved one, but quarantine stress, technical difficulties and interpersonal challenges intervene. Learn More
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  10. I'm Not Coming Home

    I'm Not Coming Home

    Product Code: IF9000

    • 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 5 min.
    A young COVID-19 patient in New York City finds the courage to end a relationship from their hospital bed. Learn More
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