Official Selections: 37th LA Comedy Film Festivals
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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My Hero
On their way to Comic-Con, a timid guy in an ill-fitting Spider-Man freezes as two bullies humiliate his girlfriend.
Director: Joshua Joel Ortiz
Producer: Joshua Joel Ortiz
Writer: Joshua Joel Ortiz
Cast: Monica Joelle Ortiz, Tyler Picchi, Andres Erickson, Austin
Cinematographer: Joshua Joel Ortiz
Editor: Joshua Joel Ortiz
Instagram: instagram.com/joshuajortiz
Physical Touch
Short
Los Angeles Premiere
When his wife is kidnapped by his ex-best friend, agent Dixon Butts must face his twisted nemesis in a deadly dance of fists, feelings, and frosting.
Director: Kendra Baude
Producer: Marki Yaccino, Jesse Montagna
Writer: Jesse Montagna
Cast: Jesse Montagna, Nick Mestad, Yazmin Ramos, Aakash Kesavarapu
Cinematographer: Dylan Rucker
Editor: David Bonderoff
World premiere at Cinequest Film Festival
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicaltouchfilm/
Play Date
Short, Romantic-Comedy
Los Angeles Premiere
Hannah and Charlie go on a first date where things go well and they build a connection. Hannah, fed up with dating and desperate for companionship, invites herself into Charlie's home where she discovers the unimaginable.
Director: Joseph Navarro Jr.
Producer: Camille Zapata
Writer: Joseph Navarro Jr.
Cast: Hana Holloway, Zach Dart, Camille Zapata, Javier Fernandez
Cinematographer: Joseph Navarro Jr.
Editor: Joseph Navarro Jr.
Instagram: @jdn.cine, @unprettypictures.mov
Princess Sparlkes
Short
Los Angeles Premiere
When her girlfriend dumps her for being an unreliable mess, Lucie accidentally signs up to pet-sit a "Princess"–only to discover she's actually a nippy, Fox News-watching pig. What starts as an inconvenience turns into an unhinged crash course on responsibility, as Lucie learns that sometimes the only thing standing between you and self-improvement...is 200 pounds of attitude on a leash.
Director: Marlena Lerner
Producers: Annabel Renshaw, Samantha Coppola, Isabella Marano
Writers: Lucie Reiss, Marlena Lerner
Cast: Lucie Reiss, Gumby, Owen Thiele, Clara McGregor, Laine Philipps, Luca Manganaro, Isabella Marano
Cinematographer: Jeremy Herron
Editor: Natalie Toppino