2010 Short Films: Twisted Comedies

The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger

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Written/Directed by Bill Plympton; Produced by Biljana Labovic

“The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger” is a children’s fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life, and ultimately, the test of a mother’s love.

6 min

Frank DanCoolo: Paranormal Drug Dealer

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Written/Directed by Andrew W. Jones; Produced by Andrew W. Jones, Jeanette McNeil, Priscilla McEver

In the annoyingly sparkly future-scape of Neo-Mega-Ultra Tokyo, reporter Holly Malone tracks a murderous urban legend. She discovers that a chain of drug-related killings leads down a supernatural trail—a trail that ends with no average pill pusher, but Frank Dancoolo: Paranormal Drug Dealer!

A comedy featuring a goofy blend of computer generated overkill, cartoon physics, and stop-motion monsters.

8 min

It’s A Dog’s Life

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Written/Directed/Produced by Harley Hay

A quirky little tale of role reversal in a weird world, where our perceptions are challenged and our expectations turned upside down.

2 min

The Necronomicon

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Written/directed/Produced by Joseph Nanni

Do you want to be a nicer person? Are you looking for inspiration to do good things? Well keep looking. But if you’re into opening up terrifying vistas of reality then the Esoteric Order of the Old Ones and Cthulhu Cultists want to help. From Bad Advice for Good Times, the team that brought you Elder Sign and Casting Call of Cthulhu, comes The Necronomicon; a short and biting spoof of faith-based commercial advertising and accepted religious dogma.

2 min

Skylight

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Written/Directed by David Baas

An animated mock documentary about the ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of the world.

5 min

tHERAPY

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Written by Kelley Slagle, Alex Kristobek; Directed/Produced by Kelley Slagle

Jesus and Satan seek professional help to settle their eternal differences.

7 min

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Treevenge

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Written by Jason Eisener, Rob Cotterill; Directed by Jason Eisener; Produced by Rob Cotterill

Treevenge details the experiences and horrifying reality of the lives of Christmas trees. Clearly, for trees, Christmas isn’t the exciting “peace on earth” that is experienced by most. After being hacked down, and shipped away from their homes, they quickly become strung up, screwed into an upright position for all to see, exposed in a humiliation of garish decorations. But this Christmas will be different, this Christmas the trees have had enough, this Christmas the trees will fight back. Treevenge could be a short film about the end of days for Christmas trees, or perhaps, the end of humanity?

16 min

Whaling and the Inherent Dangers Therein

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Written by Joseph Sliker, Robert The Green; Directed by Joseph Sliker; Produced by Caleb Negassa

In the wake of a string of deadly ‘whale attacks’ a young intern from the League of Whalers sets out with whaling legend Dockweiler and industry star Naples Tinkleton to slay the beast who is responsible.

15 min

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