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Scared Shortless

From devious revenge plots to invoking a demon to eat your ex boyfriends, this program of dark comedy films is designed for those that find joy in the demise of others.

Short films showing in this program:

Clean Slate

9 mins

Clean Slate is a short comedy film about two Asian nonbinary best friends and actors who must make some sacrifices when they go up for the same breakout role.

Dope Fiend

13 mins

Fran, a clean-cut middle-aged woman, waits for her partner Nia to join her for a therapy appointment. Consumed by her internal voice, Fran is sent on a chaotic and increasingly surreal journey through the waiting room. However, not all is as it seems, and Fran must come to terms with this experience in order to save her relationship with Nia.

Goodbye Party

13 mins

Newly broken up with and over everything, Rowan throws himself a goodbye party before he blasts himself out of Brooklyn — literally.

The Holly King

10 mins

Four men gather to curse one of their ex-boyfriends by invoking the Holly King, an ancient elemental being, and end up biting off a little more than they can chew.

Munchies

11 mins

Munchies is a fun, fast-paced crime comedy that follows an estranged high school clique as they reunite for a summer girls' night to get high together like old times. Their sleepover takes a hilariously dark turn when junk food cravings land them in the middle of a botched convenience store robbery.

Take Care

11 mins

A woman deliberately injures herself just to be in the care of a particular ER nurse. But when she's discharged from the hospital earlier than expected, she needs to find a new way to extend her stay.

Talk Shit

13 mins

Ella wants to move out. Taylor does not take this well. Talk Shit is a queer campy dark comedy thriller about the worst friendship breakup ever.

Expected Guests

Josephine Chiang
Actor/Screenwriter (Clean Slate)
Joyce Keokham
Actor/Screenwriter (Clean Slate)
Sophia Lou
Director (Goodbye Party)
Nathan Pearson
Director (Goodbye Party)
Brittany Alexia Young
Director (Munchies)
Yamini Nambimadom
Actor (Munchies)
Abby Wright
Art Director (Munchies)
Brittany Ashley
Director (Take Care)
Henry Loevner
Producer (Take Care)
Will Thede
Director (Talk Shit)
Ben Weiss
Director (Talk Shit)

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Streaming Note: This program can be streamed anywhere in the United States.

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Running Time
81 mins
Language
English
Section
Frameline Fangs, Shorts Programs
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