The Lindsay’s next Emerging Filmmakers Showcase will celebrate one of this region’s longest-running creative collectives.

The 2025 Carnegie Screenwriters Showcase will take place at The Lindsay on Sunday, Oct. 19, from 1-5 p.m. Carnegie Screenwriters first formed in 1998 and since has grown to include writers, filmmakers, film artists, actors, teachers and students from Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. These days, Carnegie Screenwriters has participants based in California and as far away as Australia.

Their 2025 showcase will feature 10 short films created by Carnegie Screenwriter members. This event is free, and The Lindsay recommends that all prospective attendees use the form below to RSVP in advance.

Carnegie Screenwriters Showcase 2025 – The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center

The 10 shorts that will be shown on Oct. 19 are:

• The Glass Hour: While on a missing persons case, a Pinkerton detective quickly learns that you are never truly alone while traveling in the American Old West. Directed by Clayton Petrella.

• Odyssey: In the wake of a global pandemic, a young soldier struggles through a hostile landscape to reunite with his wife. Directed by Bob Scott.

• Amy: A couple meets for coffee and a special date. Directed by Bob Scott and written by Bob Skywark as a tribute to his college sweetheart.

• Edges: A wife grieves the loss of her husband while reminiscing about their favorite holiday tradition of building gingerbread houses. Written and directed by Delaney Hathaway.

• Lucky Charms: A superstitious young man tells his best friend about an awkward first date. Directed by William Gleeson and written by Samir Tanay.

• The Burglars: Two friends decide to rob a house, but they aren’t prepared for what’s in store for them inside. Directed by Zack Miller.

• The Hammer-Handed Hitchhiker: A group of teens encounter a deadly urban legend while on spring break—and find out what it means to really get hammered. Directed by Alyssa Pearson.

• Midnight: A gay couple decide to experiment with an open relationship. Can their love survive it? Written and directed by T.R. Wilkinson.

• A Little Glass of Rum: After grieving the murder of his wife and son, a prison guard dines with the killer during his last meal. Directed by Lauren Keller.

• Dick Dong in the Mysterious Case of the Voluptuous Vampire: Special Agent (and overall cool guy) Dick Dong is called in to solve a string of mysterious murders—while looking very cool, of course. Directed by Josh Poe.