Comedy Shorts Block
EXPIRY DATE
Seán and Aoife's plan for a scheduled online date unravels before it even begins with Aoife's co-worker caught in the middle.
DIRECTOR
Karolina Kraus
SCREENWRITER
Karolina Kraus
PRODUCER
Luke McKenna
CAST
Ben MacCaoilte, Luke McKenna, Shannon White
EDITOR
Karolina Kraus
SOUND DESIGN
Karolina Kraus, Luke McKenna
YEAR
2019
RUNTIME
3 minutes
LANGUAGE
Irish
COUNTRY
Ireland
WIDOWS
After the sudden death of Alvaro, Julia "his widow", watches the body in the conjugal home. She is surprised by an unpleasant visit. Susana "his widow" comes with the legitimate intention of saying goodbye to him.
DIRECTOR
María Guerra
SCREENWRITER
Sonia Madrid
PRODUCER
María Guerra, Néstor López, David Torres
CAST
Cristina Alcázar, Raquel Pérez, Javier Tolosa, Ika de Mo
YEAR
2018
RUNTIME
13 minutes
LANGUAGE
Spanish
COUNTRY
Spain
CHERRY
With her father dying of cancer, Helen has high hopes for the family’s last Easter together.
DIRECTOR
Stacey Davis
SCREENWRITER
Stacey Davis
PRODUCER
Virginia Newcomb, Jen West
CAST
Virginia Newcomb, Brian Childers, Poppy Cunningham, Jonathan Lee Taylor
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Liesa Cole
EDITOR
Kirstie Mattheis
COMPOSER
Jay Purdy
SOUND DESIGN
Lane McGiboney
YEAR
2019
RUNTIME
12 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States
THE SESSION
In the underground recesses of an S&M dungeon we join Daphne - a beautiful dominatrix. Her client obediently waits wearing only a gas mask and underwear. Entering the room with grace and power, Daphne seems ready to embody the dominant sexuality her submissive client might need. But is she ready? What follows is a give and take journey into the relationships between dominatrix and submissive, teacher and student, patient and healer. Where their journey ends is somewhere between a release from familiar bonds and a doorway to a new beginning for both of them.
DIRECTOR
Morgane Sarah Becerril
SCREENWRITER
Ashley Jordyn, Alexei Bondar
PRODUCER
Ashley Jordyn, Alexei Bondar
CAST
Ashley Jordyn, Alexei Bondar
YEAR
2016
RUNTIME
13 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States
OUT OF STOCK
In 1973, the host of The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson, made a joke that toilet paper was going out of stock. By the next day, stores across the country were completely sold out. This is the story of the first day of the toilet paper crisis.
DIRECTOR
Bryan Taira
SCREENWRITER
Meg Greene, Alex Schultz
PRODUCER
Mariah Hall
CAST
Ray Connelly-Gonzalez, Paul Burt, Jake Frazier
YEAR
2020
RUNTIME
18 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
COUNTRY
United States
THE NIGHT EXPRESS
On New Year's Eve, journalist Tanya is put on a full train by her friend. The friend claims Tanya is a surgeon to bump her up in priority for the compartment, which she must share with a drunk lawyer. Train brakes, a fallen suitcase and a severed finger now makes Tanya’s doctor claim a challenge.
DIRECTOR
Maryna Artemenko, Oksana Artemenko
SCREENWRITER
Oksana Artemenko, Maryna Artemenko
PRODUCER
Svitlana Solovyova, Mykola Korotkiy, Maryna Artemenko, Oksana Artemenko
YEAR
2019
RUNTIME
26 minutes
LANGUAGE
Ukrainian
COUNTRY
Ukraine