2009

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Part of Shorts Program 1: Dark Humor in the Dark.

Donald plans to travel into the future and murder himself. He constructs a sophisticated time machine in his shower. But before the time machine can take him into the 4th dimension, he?s confronted by a pair of his future selves who coerce him to travel into his past to visit his estranged wife one last time.

Season:
2009
Director:
Bradford Schmidt
Genre:
Comedy

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Part of Shorts Program 1: Dark Humor in the Dark.

A brief history of the first artificial satellite, but really more of a cracked ramble about Russians, the cold war and Charlton Heston. Warning: May actually contain some facts.

Season:
2009
Director:
John Harden
Genre:
Comedy

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Part of Shorts Program 1: Dark Humor in the Dark.

When a sadistic pair of Hollywood executives play a prank on a screenwriter things spin out of control and the innocent suffer.

Season:
2009
Director:
Mark Manos
Genre:
Comedy

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Part of Shorts Program 1: Dark Humor in the Dark.

Charles finally has a nice date, but is soon after brutally humiliated and emasculated. Charles goes against his nature, and becomes obsessed with redeeming himself and seeking revenge, but it comes with a cost. A short black comedy/drama loosely based on the Charles Atlas ads found in old comic books, but with a nihilist twist.

Season:
2009
Director:
Cam McHarg
Genre:
Comedy

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Part of Shorts Program 1: Dark Humor in the Dark.

A dark comedy that follows a simple teenage girl's attempts to survive her overbearing mother?s exuberant plans for a prom she would rather not attend.

Season:
2009
Director:
Coley Sohn
Genre:
Comedy

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Part of Shorts Program 1: Dark Humor in the Dark.

A small family gathers in church for the funeral of Jesper, but to the family?s great terror the holy ceremony is suddenly interrupted by sounds of knocking from inside the coffin.

Season:
2009
Director:
Peter Baekkel
Genre:
Comedy

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Part of Shorts Program 1: Dark Humor in the Dark.

Jim lives in a small town man with a unique moral code. He follows Dan around town after selling him what his sarcastic, cockney, white-trash wife calls a ?pedophile van.? Paranoia sets into Jim's mind per result of Dan's frail, greasy appearance in conjunction with the constant nagging of his wife. Jim's private detective work lands him at a playground where he witnesses Dan's interaction with a cute young boy. Jim grows more and more uneasy and is propelled to action...

Season:
2009
Director:
John Nijhawan
Genre:
Comedy

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Part of Shorts Program 1: Dark Humor in the Dark.

Money is what Mario, Tom, Jimmy and Emin want. They need it for different reasons, and find different ways to get it. Despite their separate interests, over the course of one day their lives and fortunes become intertwined, and each gets what he deserves.

Season:
2009
Director:
Nicolas Daenens
Genre:
Comedy

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A true crime drama where the real crime was perpetrated by the authorities.

Bakersfield, California in the early 80?s; the Kern County District Attorney carelessly pursued innocent, working-class moms and dads wrongly accused of child molestation. Serving unjustifiable and prolonged prison time from 6 to 20 years in some of California?s most horrific prisons, their innocent lives were upturned?resulting in enormous hardships where the accused and their families faced emotional and psychological damage for life.

Season:
2009
Director:
Dana Nachman, Don Hardy
Cinematography:
Don Hardy, Brad Williams, Dan Gillett, Alex Bozovic, Josh Keppel, Paul Filfield, Monique Hurley
Cast:
John Stoll, Jeff Modahl, Marcella Pitts, Rick Pitts, Brenda Kniffen, Scott Kniffen, Sean Penn (narrator)
Editor:
Don Hardy
Producer:
Dana Nachman, Don Hardy
Executive Producer:
Sean Penn
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Joe Rosato Jr.

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Two best friends in Hollywood. Many ways to be stereotyped.

Season:
2009
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Tom Huang
Cinematography:
Jeff Bollman
Cast:
Anthony Montgomery, Tom Huang, Gerry Bednob, Dion Basco, Emma Caulfield, Lynn Chen, Valarie Pettiford, Sheetal Sheth, Joe Torry, Tamlyn Tomita
Editor:
Tom Huang
Producer:
N.D. Brown, Tom Huang, Jeff Lam
Executive Producer:
Trey Haley, Brian A. Roberts
Language:
English
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Timo Chen
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