Comedy Shorts – ONE

Beleaguered renters, lonely men, bad dates, dates gone bad, regret, depression, homophobia…and a horrible date? Not exactly a recipe for a side-splitting, guffaw-filled, knee-slapping, laugh until you nearly lose control of your lower body functions and cry…sort of comedy slot.

Thank God there are some Canadians in this thing. Man, those people really know a thing or two about funny! John Candy, Jim Carrey, Howie Mandel, Andrea Martin, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Seth Rogan!!

Of course, none of these people are in these films. Enjoy!!

Screenings

Buy TicketsFri Jan 30, 2015 – 5:00 PM — Ramada 2 Janesville

Buy TicketsSun Feb 22, 2015 – 5:00 PM — Bagels & More

Buy TicketsFri Feb 27, 2015 – 5:00 PM — Domenico’s

One Year Lease

One Year Lease | Brian Bolster

Genre: Comedy, Gay/Lesbian
Country:  USA
Subtitles:  No
Rating: PG
Runtime:  10 min.
Director:  Bian Bolster
Producer:  Brian Bolster
Website :  One Year Lease

Synopsis:

Ahhh, renting an apartment in New York City, tiny, challenging spaces coupled with enormous rents are to be expected.

The most eccentric of landlords directly above you with an itchy speed-dial finger? perhaps not as common.

Told almost entirely through voice mail messages, One Year Lease documents the travails of Brian, Thomas and Casper as they endure a year-long sentence with Rita the cat-loving landlady. Sometimes the calls NOT coming from inside the house, BUT from the apartment upstairs, can be just as scary or, well, just downright bizarre.

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One Man

One Man | Matt Rhodes

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country:  United Kingdom
Subtitles: No
Rating: PG
Runtime:  9 min.
Director: Matt Rhodes
Producer:  Cressida Ranfield
Website :  Matt Rhodes

Synopsis:

Comedy drama set in London about a lonely ONE MAN BAND

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Day In The Life Of A Bathroom Mirror

A Day In The Life Of A Bathroom Mirror

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country:  United Kingdom
Subtitles:  Yes
Rating: PG
Runtime:  8 min.
Director: Phil Hawkins
Producer:  Dominic Rose, Jessica Turner
Website :  Little Bear Pictures

Synopsis:

It’s bad enough that the view never changes. Worse, he’s got no one with whom to share his reflections on the human condition.

But worst of all for our hero, an ornate bathroom mirror, is that he’s in love with the owner of his flat, 28-year-old Karen – only she’ll never know his preposterous situation…

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Melon Head

Melon Head | Andy Fortenbacher

Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country:  U.S.
Subtitles:No
Rating: PG-13
Runtime:  13 min.
Director: Andy Fortenbacher
Producer:  Rob Cristiano
Website :   Melon Head

Synopsis:

Gordon is a timid and lonely man that wants nothing more than the attention of Wendy and frequents the laundromat where she works just so he can be close to her.

Wendy, on the other hand, has very little interest in Gordon. After Gordon receives some bad advice that the only way to turn on a woman like Wendy is to get her scared, he comes up with what he thinks is the perfect plan for a date: a late night trip into the woods where cannibalistic creatures known as the Melon Heads are rumored to live.

Gordon is convinced that if he takes Wendy on the most terrifying date of her life, he’ll finally win her attention and her heart.

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Silence Is Golden

Silence Is Golden | Katherine Rogers

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country:  Australia
Subtitles:  No
Rating: PG
Runtime:  3
Director: Katherine Rogers
Producer:  Katherine Rogers
Website :  Purple Door Productions

Synopsis:

All the bad Internet dates you’ve ever been on and then some.

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Exes

Exes | TJ Misny

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country:  U.S.
Subtitles: No
Rating: PG-13
Runtime:  4 min.
Director:  T.J. Misny
Producer:  Ali Vingiano
Website :  T.J. Misny

Synopsis:

What you’re really saying when you first see an ex.

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Molly

Molly | Craig Elrod

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country:  U.S.
Subtitles:  No
Rating: PG-13
Runtime:  12 min.
Director: Craig Elrod
Producer:  Michael Bartnett, Nathan Smith
Website :  

Synopsis:

After a breakup with his girlfriend Molly, Byron and his best friend organize a complicated breakdown.

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Steffi Likes This

Steffi Likes This | Phillipp Scholz

Genre: Comedy
Country:  Germany
Subtitles: No
Rating: PG
Runtime:  5
Director: Phillipp Scholz
Producer:  Philipp Scholz, Florian Gregor
Website :  The Fu King Production

Synopsis:

Paul is a Social Media junkie and he can’t live his life without his smartphone. But on his lucky day he’d be better off leaving it at home.

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Not Funny!

Not Funny | Katharina Woll

Genre: Comedy
Country:  Germany
Subtitles:  Yes
Rating: G
Runtime:  1 min
Director: Katharina Woll
Producer:  Markus Kaatsch
Website :  aug&ohr medien | Not Funny!

Synopsis:

Homophobia is not funny, everything else is!

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Adiel And Didier

Adiel and Didier | Adam Kelly Morton

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country:  Canada
Subtitles: Yes
Rating: PG-13
Runtime:  12 min.
Director: Adam Kelly Morton
Producer:  Adam Kelly Morton, The House of Style
Website :  Adam Kelly Morton

Synopsis:

A friendly guideline to dating in the modern era. Learn a step-by-step approach while watching two Montreal online-daters attempt to find love.

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