Usher Morgan’s Prego is exactly what it sounds like: a pregnancy comedy. Set in a cafe where a woman must announce the unexpected pregnancy to a man who does not even remember her name, Prego highlights the ridiculousness of the situation. If it is reminiscent of Knocked Up (2007), that is not an accident; Taso… Continue reading Prego: A Comedy a la Seth Rogen
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Graduation: Two Pairs and Shenanigans
Robin Wang’s Graduation is a short that finds humour in what started out as a gloomy evening. Four people at a dinner table–two boys and two of their parents–sit discussing the future now that one of the two have graduated. What neither parent knows is that both boys are unhappy about the move. It becomes… Continue reading Graduation: Two Pairs and Shenanigans
Wei-Lai: The Place of Tenderness
Robin Wang’s Wei-Lai deals with a complex issue growing out of culture and identity. The eponymous character, a Chinese-American is faced with the contrast between sore points of growing up within a Chinese family and what he sees as the shiny American one. When Wei-Lai (Arthur Zhang) is hit by his parents (Eon Song, Zhan… Continue reading Wei-Lai: The Place of Tenderness
Swiped: Technology and its Pesky Problems Evolve Together
Edward J. Douglas’ sci-fi comedy Swiped is a 4-minute glimpse into a very probable future. As most, if not all, of us have experienced, every piece of technology targeted towards consumer comfort has been exploited in some or the other way. Written by Daniel Roy, Swiped uses this as the basis for its story of… Continue reading Swiped: Technology and its Pesky Problems Evolve Together
Monster Mayhem: A Parody of Motivations
An action-comedy made to promote the VFX team, Monster Mayhem by Paul Constantakis is a self-aware 2-minute gag that pokes fun not only at its own makers, but also every other work that pauses to show off. The plot is so concise, it is less than a scene and the film picks up right in… Continue reading Monster Mayhem: A Parody of Motivations
Perfect: Finding Homegrown Love Through Home Trials
Michael Heaton’s 26-minute comedy-drama Perfect is a story set in an alternate universe of the 1950s US. Here, humans grow like plants, made to order for people looking for love or children. Or both, as in the case of Patty’s neighbour. It is this neighbour, Martha (Alejandra Chavarria), who gets Patty (Samantha Clarke) to try… Continue reading Perfect: Finding Homegrown Love Through Home Trials
The Man Who Wouldn’t Cry: Dry Eyeballs And Razor-Edged Satire
Mannen som inte ville gråta (The Man Who Wouldn’t Cry) is a comedy that serves as a guise beneath which it distils the very real tendencies of the world. Satirizing the way companies function, the 16-minute film is based on a Stig Dagerman short story, written by Björn Boström and directed by Emil T. Jonsson. … Continue reading The Man Who Wouldn’t Cry: Dry Eyeballs And Razor-Edged Satire
Hardcore Halbert: A Boy And His Plant Come Of Age
Riley Lynch’s Hardcore Halbert (written by Craig Lief) brings together two discordant ideas that fall into place with ease. Halbert has a ficus and his new neighbour has an unconventional solution. When the two come together, it is more than the plant that finds hope. This is a coming of age story. Halbert (Jack Kilmer)… Continue reading Hardcore Halbert: A Boy And His Plant Come Of Age
Bottom Of The Night: A Comedy Of Failed And Successful Revenge Missions
Joe Mitchell’s Bottom Of The Night is a 15-minute comedy featuring the director as a cop pulling a revenge prank on his colleague. Of course, things go wrong. A child has gone missing. Detective Campanella (DeMorge Brown) has received a tip. The film opens on him in his car with the parents of the child,… Continue reading Bottom Of The Night: A Comedy Of Failed And Successful Revenge Missions
Remind Me in an Hour: The Mechanics Of Comfortable Relationships
Raphael Frost Gonzalez’s Remind Me in an Hour is a surprisingly complex examination of romantic relationships for a premise as simple. A woman finds a breakup reminder on her (rather inattentive) boyfriend’s phone. Yet, in 9 minutes the film dissects relationships and audience expectations with deftness. The narrative sets up a deceptively simple chain of… Continue reading Remind Me in an Hour: The Mechanics Of Comfortable Relationships