B>Showcase of the best COMEDY SHORT FILMS in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Film: I NEED HIS BLOOD FOR MY POISONS Best Performances: SWIPE Best Cinematography: HYPERSTITION Best Direction: HIPPOPOTAMUS & CROCODILE HUNT Best Sound & Music: BARRY Theme of night: Life NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – AUGUST 2021 COMEDY Short Film Festival
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COMEDY Festival 1st Scene Reading: Hacks: New York New York, by Shannon H. Constantine
Deborah and Ava go to New York to reunite with one of Deborah’s old comedy chums, and realize that the two of them need each other more than they ever thought. CAST LIST: Narrator: Steve Rizzo Deborah: Hannah Ehman Jimmy: Geoff Mays Ava: Kyana Teresa —–
COMEDY Festival TV BEST Scene Reading: Poulet Realty, by Melanie McCullough
Peaches Poulet, recently cheated on and widowed, is determined to reinvent her life in small town Alabama. She’s going to lose 30 pounds, change the carpet in the den, and finally achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a realtor. But first, she has to ruin her treacherous ex-best friend’s funeral. When she accidentally sets the… Continue reading COMEDY Festival TV BEST Scene Reading: Poulet Realty, by Melanie McCullough
COMEDY Festival TV Best Scene Reading: HUGS NOT DRUGS, by Edward Dorsey
A bumbling father trips and falls into the middle of a drug deal. The cartel and police are after him, but he still has to pick his kids up from orchestra practice. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Jerry: Geoff Mays Sheldon: Steve Rizzo ——
COMEDY Festival BEST Scene Reading: Bad Romance, by Chad Wellinger
A paperback romance fanatic who strives to pen a novel of her own but has no real-life experience to draw upon recruits a playboy Casanova for a crash course in hot and heavy. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Heath: Geoff Mays Astrid: Hannah Ehman —–
COMEDY Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: The Eye Of Doris, by Cynthia M. Uhrich
In this dark comedy, Gillian, a skeptical client with a difficult disposition meets her match when Doris–an occult shop psychic—predicts a series of unsavory events for Gillian’s future. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Doris: Hannah Ehman Gillian: Kyana Teresa Mortie: Allan Michael Brunet ——-
Director Biography – Stéphane Chis, Maxime Chuchana (HYPERSTITION)
Maxime et Stéphane se rencontrent sur les bancs d’une école de publicité lyonnaise et font leurs armes en tant que Directeurs Artistiques dans plusieurs agences de pub. Forts de ces expériences, ils se lancent dans la réalisation et la production de publicités et fictions. Exercés aux contraintes et aux enjeux publicitaires, ils forment AFTER 2AM… Continue reading Director Biography – Stéphane Chis, Maxime Chuchana (HYPERSTITION)
Short Film: HYPERSTITION, 7min., France, Comedy
Two superstitious persons, two parallel lives and a strange day where one’s little games have the power to change fate.
Director Biography – Anthony Sneed (SWIPE)
Anthony Sneed is a filmmaker, visual artist and performer who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Born in New Jersey, he’s an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of Cherokee, North Carolina. In 2008, he landed the lead role in Frank Henenlotter’s film “Bad Biology”, catalyzing their working relationship. The two… Continue reading Director Biography – Anthony Sneed (SWIPE)
Short Film: SWIPE, 5min., USA, Comedy
A delinquent teenage boy learns a valuable lesson about growing up.