Indy Shorts Film Festival 2021

Comedy

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9 films in package
Brief Survey
A hiker on a mountaintop has a surprising cosmic experience.
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Gym Patriot
After swimming at the gym, Gavin goes for a shower, hears Arabic singing from another cubicle which makes him nervous and ready to retaliate.
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Navel Gazers
In the inevitable future where everyone has a permanent curve in their spine from looking at their screens, one woman longs to break free of her screen and experience the world with her own eyes.
SWIPE
A delinquent teenage boy learns a valuable lesson about growing up.
Miss Fortunate
If luck is a lady, grief is a bitch. A young woman loses her mother and finds herself.
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The Price of Cheap Rent
An aspiring artist discusses the challenges of finding affordable housing in NYC, and the compromises she has to make with her spooky new roommates.
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Rock A Bye Baby
A drug deal goes wrong when instead of cocaine the dealers find out they have a baby, and one of them refuses to give it back.
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Close Ties to Home Country
Millennial immigrant Akanksha waits for her sister’s visit from India (they haven’t seen each other in nine years!) Meanwhile, she’s dogsitting the fancy Frenchie of Instagram influencers India and Harry, who themselves are on a trip to India’s namesake.
Photo Op
Photo Op is a humorous cautionary tale about the perils of trusting a stranger with your phone.
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Films: Brief Survey; Gym Patriot; Navel Gazers; SWIPE; Miss Fortunate; The Price of Cheap Rent; Rock A Bye Baby; Close Ties to Home Country; Photo Op


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Photo Op is a humorous cautionary tale about the perils of trusting a stranger with your phone. Written by Steve Young (Letterman, Simpsons) and directed by Dava Whisenant (Bathtubs Over Broadway), this unsettlingly funny short film was itself shot on an iPhone.


Heartland Film Alumni: Bathtubs over Broadway, 2018


Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.


Film Contact:

Cactus Flower Films

info@cactusflowerfilms.com

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    3 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Rating
    Suitable for All Ages
  • Note
    Narrative Short
  • Director
    Dava Whisenant
  • Screenwriter
    Steve Young
  • Producer
    Dava Whisenant, Steve Young, Dave Spalding
  • Executive Producer
    Dava Whisenant, Steve Young
  • Cast
    Erin Eagleton, Steve Young, Audra Rodgers
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