Official Selections: 34th LA Comedy Film Festivals
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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My 12 Foot Fiancé
Short
USA Premiere
Faced with limited dating prospects in the New York dating pool, Violet has opted to begin a non-traditional relationship with the 12-foot Skeleton from Home Depot. Our film follows the journey of this couple through thick and thin, dealing with issues of jealousy, infidelity, gender experimentation, and trauma-resolving couple’s therapy. We hope their relationship provides a working model for anyone and everyone looking to deepen their potential for love and intimacy.
Director: Anthony Di Mieri
Producer: Tim Sarmiento, Debbie Saslaw, Lilah Wilson
Writer: Anthony Di Mieri
Cast: Alexis Martinez, Page Garcia, Charley Shealy, Kayla Marcus, Joey Dardano, Daddy Ramazani, Josh Mosh, Daniel Florio, Noah Floods, Gayatri Bahl
Cinematographer: Maksim Axelrod
Editor: Debbie Saslaw
After hours of a living nightmare, our footage was salvaged from the local garbage dump next to the Meatpacking District’s Gucci store.
Instagram: @anthonydimieri
P is for Penis
Comedy
US Premiere
An overdue catch up down the pub between two old friends is thrown into chaos by the inclusion of a terrifying third wheel with an embarrassing secret.
Director: Joe McGowan
Producer: Joe McGowan
Writer: Joe McGowan
Cast: Tim Treloar, Mitchell Fisher, David Hopper
Cinematographer: Maximillian Newcombe
Editor: Joe McGowan
Website: thejoemcgowan.co.uk
Instagram: @joe_mcgowan88
AWARDS:
- BEST MICRO SHORT - Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival 2024
- BEST BRITISH FILM - Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival 2024
- BEST COMEDY FILM - WILDsound FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival 2024
- now eligible for a BIFA (British Independent Film Award), as it's been selected for two BIFA qualifying festivals.
Running Erins
TV Pilot
West Coast Premiere
Finally, Erin Fogel has everything pretty much where she wants it. She and her ex are successfully co-parenting their son. Her best friend just moved in. She's dating again. Her parents are healthy. And while she's still sad about closing her yoga studio, she has a fantastic community of moms at her son's school to sustain her. But when a new mom joins their group… she clearly has an axe to grind with Erin. Suddenly, everything Erin has worked so hard to build is in jeopardy.
Director: Guillermo Ivan
Producer: Erin Fogel, Guillermo Ivan, Zeev Feldman, Bryan Capri
Writer: Erin Fogel
Cast: Erin Fogel, Nancy Nagrant, Deborah Rayne, Guillermo Ivan
Cinematographer: Saro Varjabedian
Editor: Bryan Capri
Best Comedy, Manhattan Film Festival 2024
Instagram: @ErinBlairFogel
Facebook: @ErinFogel
Off-Guard
Short
World Premiere
During a mundane work-day, Paul, an unsuspecing everyman, spirals into paranoia as he becomes convinced he's the target of some ruthless gangster's master plan.
Director: Yoav Besorai, Harry Philips & Jake Kuhn
Producer: Yoav Besorai, Harry Philips & Jake Kuhn
Writer: Yoav Besorai, Harry Philips & Jake Kuhn
Cast: Yoav Besorai, Gregory David, Levi Mattey, Freddie MacBruce, Os Leanse, Daniel Roche, Tzarina Nassor
Cinematographer: Michael Suszczenia
Editor: Jake Kuhn
Award Winner at the Night of Comedy Shorts Film Festival and Selected at the Laugh After Dark Film Festival
PALOOKAVILLE
TV Pilot
West Coast Premiere
Things get turned upside down when JoJo wakes up believing he’s Joe Louis - one of boxing's greatest legends...
Director: Theodore Collatos
Producer: Matt Grady, Carolina Monnerat, James Kimberling, Theodore Collatos, Sharon McMorrow
Writer: Theodore Collatos
Cast: Howard Lestor, Franqi French, Edy Modica
Cinematographer: Jason Banker
Editor: Theodore Collatos
Awards: Slamdance *Grand Jury Prize*, Shareable Fest *Howard Lestor Best Performance*
Website: Brokenhorsefilms.org
Instagram: @TheodoreCollatos
Profiles of Remarkable Neophytes
Short (Comedy)
A self-important film director invites a documentary crew to follow him on his latest journey helming pornography. In this mockumentary, come behind the curtain, with the cast and crew working on a professional pornography set. Like any job, there are ups and downs, and at times, their jobs suck.
Director: Gavin Michael Booth
Producer: Rae Rockhold, Rachael Susaneck, Brittany Charlotte Smith
Writer Brittany Charlotte Smith
Cast: Brittany Charlotte Smith, Matt Kempner, Rae Rockhold, Churaqui Mosley, Rachael Susaneck, Kyle Clark Harrington, Paul Bikibili
Cinematographer: Sean Cruser
Editor: Gavin Michael Booth
Facebook: fb.com/gavinmichaelbooth
Instagram: @gavinmichaelbooth
@brittanycharlottesmith
Website: linktr.ee/gavinmichaelbooth
brittanycharlottesmith.com
RAT!
Short
When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a global pop star of queerbaiting, the singer’s devoted fans seek retribution.
Director: Neal Suresh Mulani
Producer: Lottie Abrahams, Neal Suresh Mulani
Writer: Neal Suresh Mulani
Cast: Neal Suresh Mulani, Tyler Joseph Ellis, Caitlin Reilly, Jacob Berger, Charles Gould, Jack Dailey Barnes, Coleen Tutton, Manny Spero
Cinematographer: Emerson Duggan
Editor: Emily Hadley
Nominee - Best Comedy Short, Best Midnight Short at Palm Springs ShortFest
Instagram: @neal.mulani @rubbertape @hottiebaberahams