Carnegie Screenwriters Short Film Showcase

 

Carnegie Screenwriters Showcase 2025

October 19 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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.

CSW Meeting October 18, 2025

The next CSW meeting is Saturday, October 18th.
 
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Mt. Lebanon Library
 
Meeting Room A
 
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228
 
Bring pages to read, projects to pitch, or just come and join in the discussions. All are welcome.
 
PLEASE NOTE: There are protests planned for Saturday in Downtown Pgh. I believe also in Shadyside. There is one in Mt. Lebanon, but I think that’s later in the day.
Be aware if you are traveling across town to get to the meeting.

CSW Meeting on January 18

The next CSW meeting will be on Saturday, January 18, 2025.
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Mt. Lebanon Library
 
Folks are welcome to pitch your projects or bring pages to read – please keep it to around 10 pages (or less) and bring enough copies for each speaking character and a narrator.
 
Pitching and pages are not required to attend. Come and join in the fun.
Mt. Lebanon Library
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228

CREW CONNECT

Join us on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 from 6-9 PM for our next WQED Filmmakers Crew Connect at Dancing Gnome Brewery, presented by WQED.
As always, this Crew Connect will allow you the opportunity to network with other local Pittsburgh filmmakers and pitch your ideas!
EVENT TO INCLUDE:
-Trivia!
-Bar and food menu available for purchase!
-The opportunity to pitch yourself or your project!
-Pitch Ticket: Reserve a “Pitch Ticket” if you are planning to pitch yourself or your project!
-Guest Ticket: Reserve a “Guest Ticket” if you are attending the Crew Connect but do not plan to pitch anything!
Please consider a donation to help us offset costs related to ticketing. Thanks!
This event is ALL AGES and free to the public.
Dancing Gnome is located at 1025 Main St, Pittsburgh, PA 15215 in Sharpsburg. 
 
 
 
 
 

Carnegie Screenwriters Meeting 9/21

The next CSW meeting will be on Saturday, September 21 2024.
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Mt. Lebanon Library
 
Folks are welcome to pitch your projects or bring pages to read – please keep it to around 10 pages (or less) and bring enough copies for each speaking character and a narrator.
 
Pitching and pages are not required to attend. Come and join in the fun.
Mt. Lebanon Library
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228

CSW Meeting July 20

The next CSW meeting will be on Saturday, July 20, 2024.
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Mt. Lebanon Library
 
Folks are welcome to pitch your projects or bring pages to read – please keep it to around 10 pages (or less) and bring enough copies for each speaking character and a narrator.
 
Pitching and pages are not required to attend. Come and join in the fun.
Mt. Lebanon Library
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228

CSW SEATED READINGS AND FILM SCREENINGS

The Carnegie Screenwriters present an evening of seated readings and film screenings.
 
Monday, July 8 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.
 
We will do readings of several short scripts, including Aaron Sutch’s “Locked, Stocked, Dropped,” the script we used for our CSW 48 Hour Film Project film. We will screen “Locked, Stocked, Dropped” along with Mystery Achieved’s 48 HFP film, “Stargazer.”
 
Readers for the evening: Samantha Ainsworth, Minda Briley, Rei Briley, Shane Callahan, Carrie Collins, David Dietz, Duncan Jameson, Amy Marsalis, Jerry Pietrala, Joel Rosenthal, Bob Scott, John Siciliano and Stephanie Swift.
 
SCRIPTS: “Dear Amy” by William Gleeson; “Bird Song” by Roger Silverstein; “Just Another Day” by Joyce Bevic; “Supermoon” by Chad Shannon & Catherine Dawgert, and, “Locked, Stocked, Dropped” by Aaron Sutch.
 
FREE and open to the public.
 
Light refreshments served.
 
Mt. Lebanon Library
Meeting Room A
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228