Short Laughs Comedy – 2017 Tour
Chortle your way through a hilarious off-kilter selection of funny shorts from across the world.
*Note – Programme changes:
‘The Spa‘ has replaced ‘Cautionary Tales’
‘Mr Madila‘ will be added after ‘The Spa’ (except in Dungog & Perth where it will play in Int 2)
‘Boggabilla Bus‘ will screen at the end of the Short Laughs Comedy, & ‘Weg Met Willem’ will be removed.
Screening : On Tour | Runtime: 112 min | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
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5 Films About Technology
An anthology short that takes a darkly comic look at the absurd realities of how modern technology affects our daily lives.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
View Trailer- Runtime: 5min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Canada
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Une Affaire De Famille (A Family Affair)
Two police officers arrive on a crime scene. They find a body and a letter.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 7min
- Year: 2016
- Country: France
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Facon
Tia is an avid meat eater who is strictly a vegan hipster in public. When Tia’s judgmental vegan boyfriend invites himself to her family birthday party, Tia must find the courage to tell him her secret.
WORLD PREMIERE
- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2015
- Country: Australia
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The Spa
When retiree Don declares he no longer wants the new spa he’s just ordered, Ivan the deliveryman suspects there’s more to the story than Don is willing to admit.
- Runtime: 8min
- Year: 2015
- Country: Australia
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Mr. Madila
Mr. Madila documents a series of conversations between the filmmaker and a gifted spiritual healer, exploring the inner mind, the universe, and the nature of reality itself.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 9 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: United Kingdom
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Overtime
Smothered in extra work on a Friday Ralph urgently needs to get home – before the full moon rises. Scrambling to keep his secret, his job and his colleagues out of danger, our hero finds himself in a series of hairy predicaments.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 8min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Australia
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Paniek! (Panic!)
In the car on her day off, Marja has a sudden rush of panic: did she turn off the gas? Did she leave the water running? And lock the window? In her mind her imaginary mistakes grow to absurd proportions.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 6min
- Year: 2015
- Country: The Netherlands
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The Record: World’s Largest Family
Let The Record show ordinary people will stop at nothing to make their mark and leave their legacy by achieving a world record.
WORLD PREMIERE
View Trailer- Runtime: 10 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: Australia
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Twinsburg
In a Midwestern town founded by identical brothers, thousands convene for the world’s largest gathering of twins.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
View Trailer- Runtime: 16min
- Year: 2016
- Country: United States
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Weg Met Willem
Six year-old Willem’s parents drop him off in a strange village, leaving him with two unhygienic strangers.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2015
- Country: M The Netherlands
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The Virgin
A sweet coming-of-age tale about prostitutes, murder, and small town Tasmania.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 10 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Australia
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Walter
1969. Two young hippies accidentally run over a dog belonging to a family of proud war veterans.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 10 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Australia