Comedy

Rock Jocks

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Rock Jocks

Written/Directed by Paul V. Seetachitt; Produced by Sheri Bryant & Craig Lew

Gamers.  Geeks.  Heroes.

A group of dysfunctional government employees find themselves responsible for shooting down asteroids that are headed for earth. The cast includes Felicia Day, Jason Mewes, Doug Jones, Robert Picardo, and Garrett Wang

Tilting At Skyscrapers

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Tilting At Skyscrapers

Written/Produced by Frank Stasio; Directed by Benjamin Pitts

When a gamer is overcome by his obsession, his neighbor must shepherd him home.

8 min.

Think For Yourself

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Think For Yourself

Written/Directed/Produced by Joseph Nanni

Thinking for yourself is absolutely free and you can do it right now! You’ll see results in minutes.

2 min.

Mr. Foley

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Mr. Foley

Written/Directed by Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman; Produced by Mary McCarthy

Mr. Foley wakes up in a hospital to find his whole life is being sound-tracked with sound effects added in front of his eyes. He starts to panic as he doesn’t know the score…

4 min.

How To Kill Your Clone

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How To Kill Your Clone

Written by Ed McWilliams; Directed by Jack McWilliams; Produced by Asori Soto

Dick wants to kill his out of control clone, but due to their identical physical and mental abilities, he must hire the third party, Clone Killer Corporation, to do his dirty work.

5 min.

Pillow Fight

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Written/Produced by Hollie Olson; Directed by Chris Wilson

Two sisters engage in a pillow fight that turns epic. Along with intense, hectic, and humorous fight choreography, this short has had great reviews as fast, funny, and wildly entertaining.

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5 min

Trysts

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Written/Directed/Produced by Stephen P. Sherwood

Danny is intrigued when he learns of a place where he can indulge his geekiest fantasies. Welcome to Nerdvana!

10 min

Jess Archer vs. The Ex

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Written/Directed by Amy Taylor; Produced by Chris Haak

Jess Archer and her best friend, Chase Pollard, used to be two peas in a pod. They stood up for the little guy against the tyranny of school security officer Turner, a fascist nightmare whose major weapon is the threat of detention. But then Chase got interested in girls and abandoned Jess on a particularly important mission against Turner to go make out with his girlfriend in the parking lot. Now, however, someone has stolen Chase’s beloved Phantom comic, he suspects a disgruntled ex-girlfriend, and he turns to the one person he knows can help him get it back: Jess Archer.

13 min

How to Get to Candybar

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Written by Sean Crouch, Matt August; Directed by Matt August; Produced by Jules Bruff, Rebekkah Sindoris

Three kids, trapped in a middle-American winter, run away from their broken home in search of comfort on the warm beaches of Africa. But after making it hundreds of miles through the driving snow and midnight freeze, reality comes crashing down on their tiny shoulders when they reach the rundown airport and meet the Security Guard who threatens to end their journey. With 9000 miles left to go, worried parents on the way and one junk-yard dog thwarting their plan, getting to Zanzibar will take a miracle.

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15 min

CAUTION: May Contain Nuts—Dragon*Con Edition

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Written by CAUTION: May Contain Nuts; Directed by Bruce Pirrie & Dana Andersen; Produced by Camille Beaudoin, Jake Chapman, & Eric Rebalkin

The finest genre humor from the Canadian comedy troupe CAUTION: May Contain Nuts, constructed specially for Dragon*Con. Casting a wide net, these sketch comedians take on zombies, cyborgs, sasquatches, supervillains, and tabletop RPG’s… and also some geeky topics.

30 min

Star Wars: Blasted Behavior

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Written by Alexander Galant & Carmen Gillespie; Directed by Alexander Galant; Produced by D. Kirk Teeple & Alexander Galant

Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca and Yoda are brought together for their greatest challenge… a group therapy session. To psychologist, Dr. Aldridge, their actions in the original Star Wars trilogy seem… crazy. Each of them has unresolved issues and soon tempers flare and lightsabers ignite.

9 min

Sudden Death

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Written/Directed by Adam Hall; Produced by Melanie Hall & Nick Jones

Nathan Carlson, creator of a drug that allows one to experience love without the dangers of involving other people, finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak when Los Angeles is infected with Sudden Death Syndrome – a disease that causes death suddenly and whose only symptoms are spontaneously bursting into song and dance. Nathan quickly joins the cure research team where he meets Rachel and Jonathan (Doug Jones), and they rush to find a cure for the disease. In between uncontrollable bouts of song, Nathan unravels a conspiracy involving a high ranking military official (John Larroquette), falls in love, and attempts to save Los Angeles from sudden death… as the city turns into a real life musical all around him.

19 min

Thijs and the Ladies: Stefanie

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Written by Chris Kok; Directed by Joris van den Berg; Produced by Sanne Cousijn & Camiel Zwart

Thijs and the Ladies’ is a series about Thijs, a guy who’s not so good with girls, but he keeps trying. But the only thing worse than him hitting on a girl, is when a girl hits on him.

2 min

Thijs and the Ladies: Barbara

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Written by Yfke van Berckelaer; Directed by Joris van den Berg; Produced by Sanne Cousijn & Camiel Zwart

Thijs and the Ladies’ is a series about Thijs, a guy who’s not so good with girls, but he keeps trying. He’s at it again, and he hasn’t learned a thing.

2 min

Thijs and the Ladies: Eveline

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Written/Directed by Joris van den Berg; Produced by Sanne Cousijn & Camiel Zwart

Thijs and the Ladies is a series about Thijs, a guy who’s not so good with girls, but he keeps trying. His meeting with Eveline is none-to-good for him or Eveline.

2 min

Shadow Puppets

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Written by Sam Carter & Evan Fowler; Directed by Sam Carter; Produced by Sam Carter & Eddie Stone

What evil lurks behind their googly eyes?

Stan Gable isn’t a bigot. He doesn’t hate anybody… except puppets. As a self proclaimed ‘fluff-o-phobe’, Stan’s worst nightmare comes true when a group of puppets move into the house across the street. As his suspicion turns to paranoia, Stan tries desperately to convince those around him that the puppets are up to something. Is Stan crazy, or is there something truly sinister about his cute and cuddly neighbors? A film chocked full of torture, bigotry, mutilation, terrorism, and adorable fuzzy puppets.

16 min

My Good Fortune

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Written/Directed by David Marshall Silverman; Produced by David Marshall Silverman & Kelly Young Silvermann

Paulie Gugliata loves Chinese food. He especially digs his fortune cookie. One day, after his usual meal at his usual Chinese restaurant, something very unusual occurs: Paulie is stiffed on the cookie! Informed of a possible fortune cookie writers’ strike, tough guy Paulie flies from Newark, New Jersey to Decatur, Georgia to straighten things out, and what he finds down in Dixie will change his life forever.

14 min

Furry Chuck

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Written/Directed by Jacob Jester; Produced by Emily Peck

Chuck Bunbury is a pretty regular guy: suffers from anxiety, not too crazy about his job, dresses like an anthropomorphic chipmunk in his spare time…

Yes, Chuck is a Furry, and this year he and his buddy Thumper are entering his character—Durango Pennyfarthing, steampunk chipmunk—into Gryphon*Con’s costume contest. His main problem: an antagonistic dork named Loki, competitor in the competition and dead-set on defaulting the contest’s entry policy to ‘No Furries Allowed.’

With Loki, a moody celebrity guest star, and a torrent of less-than-Furry-friendly convention-goers, it’s up to two Furries to face the onslaught and defy convention!

16 min

Bear Force One

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Written/Directed/Produced by Andy Mogren


After his father was attacked by bears, the President declares war on bears! Outraged “Bearrorists” sneak onboard Air Force. It’s up to the commander in chief, the head of the secret service, and a flight attendant to regain control at 30,000 feet.

25 min

Loop-Da-Loop And Giuseppe

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Written by Noel Robichaux; Directed by Jason R. Jaworski; Produced by Jason R. Jaworski & Noel Robichaux

Loop-da-Loop and Giuseppe is a silent film that drew inspiration from the life of an actual Victorian era transvestite prostitute who went by the moniker Loop-The-Loop. With the help of his secret lover, Brooklyn Police Captain Giuseppe Baldi, Loop-Da-Loop escapes from his menacing pimp, Big Earl.What follows is a madcap romp through turn-of-the-century Prospect Park. Ragtime and Stride Piano great Terry Waldo composed and deftly performs a whirling ragtime score. Anchored in Victorian homosexual New York, LOOP-DA-LOOP AND GIUSEPPE is a heartwarming love story, complete with classic chase scenes, pie-in-the-face humor and murder!

16 min