Short Laughs Comedy 1 – 2021
Chortle your way through the 1st of two hilarious off-kilter selections of comedy shorts from across the world.
Screening: Fri 29 Jan, 9pm | Runtime: 104 mins | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
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A La Mode
In a kingdom tormented by fashion crazes, a queen and her court must always keep up with the new trend. If not, an abominable monster will consume them: the Ridicule. But with the arrival of a disarmingly natural cowboy, this nation of fashion victims laughs, and a simple question arises: what if the Ridicule isn’t what we think?
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 9min
- Year: 2020
- Country: France
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Straight Outta Covid
Two kids post Covid lockdown discuss what matters most…to them!
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 3min
- Year: 2020
- Country: Australia
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It’s A Balloon
When a young boy finds a mysterious wrapper in the woods, things begin to unravel for his parents.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 3min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Australia
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Toto
Rosa is the real-life Nonna of filmmaker Marco Baldonado and TOTO is an ode to her traditions. It is a film about change, language, family and technology.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 13min
- Year: 2020
- Country: Canada
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Bloody Tradies
An Aussie horror comedy about three tradies on a reno job in the middle of the Australian Bush. They are pushed to their limits when they find the place is haunted by a demon in the basement. Together, they must save themselves, defeat the demon, and finish insulating the roof by the end of the day.
- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2020
- Country: Australia
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Stick A Fork In Me
Anthony’s dinner party is getting very out of hand.
- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2020
- Country: Australia
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A Hole
A man digs a hole. People watch him do it.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2019
- Country: New Zealand
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The Birth Of Valerie Venus
A selfless vicar’s wife is possessed by a strange force, unlocking a mischievous (and pleasurable) side she never knew she had.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2020
- Country: United Kingdom
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Ascending Grace
When a plane full of restless passengers wanting to take off from Knock airport, two female pilots with very different personalities, struggle to connect.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2020
- Country: Ireland
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Pawsea (Or: The Melancholy Ruminations Of A Solitary French Bulldog
Rocky certainly has a lot on his mind – questioning his purpose and attempting to fortify himself against existential angst as he searches for meaning – quite a lot for a French Bulldog to master.
- Runtime: 4min
- Year: 2020
- Country: United Kingdom
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Glen
Deep into his first lockdown, 50-year-old Glen is given a second chance at love… but only if he can summon the courage to come face to Facebook with the perils of online seduction.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 9min
- Year: 2020
- Country: Australia