Short Laughs Comedy 2 – 2019
Chortle your way through the 2nd of two hilarious off-kilter selections of funny shorts from across the world. (programme 2 of 2)
Screening : Sat 19 Jan, 8.45pm | Runtime: 102 min | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
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Death Of A Fruit Fly
A tiny fruit fly gets swatted. But against all odds, it defies death the Italian way.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 5min
- Year: 2017
- Country: Germany
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Man Spider
Everyone knows the Spiderman story: man gets bitten by spider, gets spider powers, becomes hero. But radioactive metamorphosis is a two-way street. So what about the spider who bit Peter Parker? What ever became of him?
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 8min
- Year: 2018
- Country: United Kingdom
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Dots
People start dying after the arrival of a mysterious stranger in a small Australian town. Despite this, the local police officer is too preoccupied by his dream Mercedes to pay attention to the deaths surrounding him.
- Runtime: 23min
- Year: 2017
- Country: Australia
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Mamartuile
The president of Mexico spends his final days in office making plans for his future. Everything looks in order until an international conflict interrupts his pleasant rest.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2017
- Country: Mexico
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Sad Sachs
The Sachs siblings are running late to their cousin’s wedding when their driver lets loose a bizarre, anti-Semetic rant. Sad Sachs is a black comedy about a loving family, a country wedding and a neo-Nazi.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 10min
- Year: 2018
- Country: Australia
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Wildebeest
Going on a safari is a dream for many. For middle-aged couple Linda and Troyer, it turns into a horribly real adventure when they get left behind in the wilderness.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
View trailer- Runtime: 19min
- Year: 2017
- Country: Belgium
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Arrears
A humorous story about a man struggling in a mad world. A world where oxygen is a commodity and bad customer service is pervasive. A world where losing one’s job to artificial intelligence is the norm. And a world where forgetting to pay bills on time can be fatal.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2018
- Country: Australia
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Dispersion
A man uses an automated funeral homes company to bury his mother.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 8min
- Year: 2018
- Country: Switzerland
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Calling
A modern comedy chronicling the dysfunctional relationship between a mother and daughter entirely through their phone calls.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2018
- Country: Australia
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Freaks Of Nurture
A stop-motion film about a mother-daughter relationship bursting at the seams with babies, poodles and flying spaghetti.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 6min
- Year: 2018
- Country: Canada