Title: The Reno Genre: Supernatural Horror/Psychological Thriller Tagline: Some buildings don’t deserve a second chance. Logline: When Nash replaces the missing showrunner on a hit renovation series, she joins the crew restoring an abandoned Queensland church with a dark history. As her crew disappears, she must uncover the church's forgotten secrets before it claims anyone... Continue Reading →
Logline: In a drought-stricken Australian town already gutted by corporate water theft and economic decline,a determined mayor launches a desperate bid to host an Olympic event-trying to save her dying community. Summary: The Bid is a sharp, character-driven dramedy about environmental activism, small-town survival,and the absurd lengths people go to when no one is listening.... Continue Reading →
Logline: When a cash-strapped primary school teacher takes on a side hustle to raise moneyfor his sick dog by dressing up as the Bogeyman and scaring misbehaving kids (with fullparental permission). But when a real supernatural entity shows up, the kids he's been terrorisingmight be his only hope to survive the night. Summary: Bogeyman for... Continue Reading →
A comedy short screenplay written by Lisa Rufus Festivals Buttons is a semi-finalist at the Australia Independent Film Festival in 2025 Synopsis A retired gentleman finds himself in a bizarre battle over pressing buttons. After a series of absurd encounters, his frustration reaches a breaking point—literally. Buttons by Lisa RufusDownload
the Devil whispers in our earsand tell us things we want to hearwe close our eyes and nod our headas our minds are filled with dread
Frank, a crash test dummy, sat in the front seat of the Mercedes-Benz GLS400d with his wife Pam, also crash test dummy. Behind them their two kids, Sue and Lou, twins, also crash test dummies. "Are we going to talk about this?" Frank asked, his neck joint squeaking as he turned to face her. She... Continue Reading →
Sonya sat in her Audi Q5 parked on the side of the road. The key in the ignition was set to accessories so she could have the seat warmer on. This function wasn't available in her last Audi and it took her a little while to realise that no, she hadn't peed herself, it was... Continue Reading →
"I need a spring!" The clockmaker's spidery fingers searched his workspace and opened up, one by one, all sixteen small drawers in his custom-made mahogany shelves. He opened up the four drawers in his custom-made mahogany desk. The clockmaker had many springs—don’t think that he was ill-equipped—but the type of spring he needed was not... Continue Reading →
Lines at the supermarket are short so everyone is fine waiting for something. Those in the queue for the bathroom are crossing their legs, waiting for something. At the end of the song, she went to the kitchen and sat there, after drinking a large pitcher of coconut and lime, waiting for something. Pretty lady... Continue Reading →
He never picked up his wet towels off the bathroom floor,
no matter how many times I asked.
He never left the toilet seat down after he used it,
no matter how many times I implored.
Lisa Rufus 