Category Archives: Comedy
My Friend Peter
With the assistance of his best friend (a monkey puppet), Gerald meets another shy soul.
The Duel At Blood Creek
When a you choose a popular dueling spot to settle your quarrel, others might intrude. Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Audience Favorite Award
Abduct Me!
Strapped to a lab table, a man meets a beautiful, but naive, alien abductor-in-training.
Wiccan Tease
Wiccan teen Morgana has cast a magical spell on Rain, but will she return his advances?
Oh Baby, I Love You!
Valerie takes to her friends to help her overcome a sexual tick that’s been plaguing her recent romantic endeavors.
Something Fishy
For seven year-old Maxine, playing with her goldfish is all a game; until somebody gets hurt.
Kidwalker
An out-of-work twenty-something gets more than he can handle when he opens a child walking service.
Man With a Bolex Movie Camera
A manually operated 16mm film camera hinders the creative process when a young couple attempts to make their first sex tape.
Perspective
A woman gets dumped by her boyfriend in a restaurant amidst violent, monster-ridden chaos ensuing right behind her.
0507
Sometimes an iPhone makes your life that little bit harder…
Fatum!
After reading bad news in the morning paper, a man becomes a victim of his own fears.
Cataplexy
A man with an unusual medical condition is embarrassed to discover the call girl he hired is an old friend. DC Shorts 2011 Audience Honorable Mention
My Good Fortune
Paulie travels from Newark to small-town Georgia to confront a fortune cookie writer who has given up hope.
Buon Giorno Sayonara
Language is no barrier for a recently dumped Japanese woman and Italian man as they create the perfect afternoon.
Larsen (Feedback)
At 30 years old, Zora knows it is time to move on with her life and move in with Gérard. Or?
Purgatory, Inc.
A clerk juggles his job performance with customer service satisfaction — while processing people into the afterlife.
Relative
Family is wherever you find it. Commuters build a bond during the daily grind until one day when everything changes.
Magic
When all else fails, it’s time to cook up some magic.
A Wink of the Eye
Will Paris become the city of love for an American tourist when he meets a mysterious Parisian poet?
The Game
The games married couples play, a hidden key, a pair of furry leopard print handcuffs, and the worst time for your in-laws to come visiting!
Holdup
A convenience store robbery turns into a comedy of errors.
UnderCover
Dodging pork sandwiches and diving into pig pens, a American-Muslim cop solves a pig-napping case to achieve her dream of becoming a detective. Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Outstanding use of Food Award
Sukkertoppen (Sugar Top)
The daily race to the top of the local mountain just became more of a challenge. Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Outstanding Cinematography Award
Waking Eloise
Having raised his pretty but petty girlfriend from the dead, a photographer must decide whether the effort was worth the cost.
Interview Date
When a blind date gets mixed up with a job interview, everyone ends up at the right place at the right time with the wrong person. Winner DC Shorts Screenplay Competition 2010. DC Shorts 2011 Audience Honorable Mention
Death of an Usher
An out of work actor dashes across London to a casting call only to find himself facing the most powerful director of them all.
The Potential Wives of Norman Mao
Misguided by his parents, Norman Mao searches the globe for the perfect mate.
The Birthday Circle
Family can be quick to talk, but slow to listen.
Heart Says It All
Revenge is sweet when love letters are told through little candy hearts.
Lenny Morris vs. The Universe
18-year-old Lenny must defeat his insecurities and conquer one of the strongest forces in the universe — love.
Fake Beard
Donning a fake beard can get you the girl — and in a lot of trouble at the office.
Cured
An OCD-suffering butcher suddenly has a shot at love.
God’s Pub
A Reverend’s path to heaven takes an unexpected detour when he finds out what really happens in the afterlife.
Three Actresses Walk Into A Bathroom…
Three actresses do whatever it takes to land the one line role of “Junkie Whore with a Heart of Gold #2.”
Humane Resources
An eager job seeker applies for dubious employment.
Training Day
Johnny and his grandfather train for the town’s biggest competition.
First Dates
The foibles of the ruthless dating world are exposed.
Spoilt Broth
Attempting to pull off his first heist, a bumbling robber learns a better way to do the job from an unlikely hero.
Wanting Alex
Stubborn longing and inconvenient desire…sucks doesn’t it. DC Shorts 2011 Audience Honorable Mention
George’s 40th Birthday
On his 40th birthday, a man named George decides to kill his arch nemesis at work.
Text
In a world where the only communication is through text messaging, speaking your mind could get you killed.
Little Horses
A divorced small town postal worker attempts to win his family back by purchasing his son a pony for his 8th birthday. Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Audience Favorite Award Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Filmmakers’ Favorite Award
Sunshower
Sean must decide whether or not he will kiss the perfect girl in a manner seen in their favorite movie.
El Torero Y La Tora (The Bullfighter and the Bull)
A young bullfighter’s dreams are crushed when his only cape vanishes during a giant mishap.
The Silver Baron
A former fighter pilot is determined to go down the side of Mount Washington on his wheelchair.
Simpatia do Limåo (Lemon Spell)
Can Madame Silmara concoct the right spell to bring Joana’s crossword-loving husband back? Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Festival Director’s Award
Worn
Shuffling through her “closet of regret,” every outfit Emma chooses brings back memories of her promiscuous past.
Twisted Proverbs: Candle
As an old man tries to enjoy his dinner in peace, his wife joins him at the table with other plans.
Squeeze
Escaping through a claustrophobic sewage pipe, a convict encounters an unexpected traveler.
La Tragedia Del Hombre Hueco (The Hollow Man’s Tragedy)
After an difficult breakup, a man must regrow his heart — literally.
Adventure Girls III
One lucky hitchhiker meets up with the ride of his life when he encounters two wild girls in a stolen Corvette.
The Winking Boy
A fraudulent hospital patient’s jealousy and lust for a new nurse fuels him to ruin the life of a rival suitor.
Bip Bip
Francis wants to fall asleep, but his girlfriend’s alarm watch won’t cooperate.
Long Story Short
A self-loathing actor falls hard for a charming and statuesque free spirit.
Pizzangrillo (Lighthearted Boy)
Luca finds out about his grandfather’s intention to drive off a cliff and decides to furtively follow him.
La Línea (The Line)
Crossing the Mexican border in the trunk of a car, Alejandro must face what he had hoped to leave behind.
