Film in Missouri

Discover a place with endless potential to authentically share your story.

Scriptwriting Fellowship Winners

Learn about the winners of the 2025 Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship — an international competition for writers of screenplays and television pilot scripts with storylines set in Missouri.

Thank You For Your Service

By Lev Brodinsky

After the death of their son in the military, a grieving family in rural Missouri struggles to keep their farm intact while navigating emotional rifts caused by loss and a changing environment threatening their way of life.

Sugar Babies

By Chloe Casey

Undergraduate seniors Ivy, Emma, and Cassie upend their last semester at UMKC to see the one-night-only return of their favorite band, the Miss Behaves. The only catch? They’re broke college students with less than $100 between them. Determined to have one last college adventure before they graduate, these lifelong friends become something they never expected: money hungry sugar babies.

Fifteen

By Joshua Johnson

An anxious yet talented 15-year-old basketball player faces difficulty when his estranged, alcoholic mother suddenly reappears, seeking a relationship.