Portland Film Festival 2022

Comedy - Shorts Block

Expired November 27, 2022 7:45 AM
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11 films in package
Caroline
After surprising her boyfriend dreaming, Juliette confides to her best friend
How Did We Get Here?
An original sketch comedy show, built for the internet, and made for 2022.
Prom Car '91
Prom Night, 1991. Carrie and Don plan to have sex for the first time in the back of Don’s dad’s minivan. But when they witness a murder outside the car, their night takes a sharp turn.
The Dinner Party
All hell breaks loose when Steve (1883 star Eric Nelsen) brings his new girlfriend Serena (Kate Easton) to meet his family for the first time.
Two Wongs Make a White
A short comedy about an Asian American couple, eager to become parents, who adopt a Caucasian boy only to encounter racial predicaments within their home but learn to love despite cultural differences.
Promised Goods
Elder man unable to get home goods during the craze of Covid-19 finds alternative methods to getting what he needs.
Gabby Antonio Smashes the Imperialist, White Supremacist, Capitalist Patriarchy!
Check out two episodes of Gabby Antonio Smashes the Imperialist, White Supremacist, Capitalist Patriarchy! Gabby faces a big fight as she questions how to do good in the nonprofit world.
Hannah's Biography
An elderly divorcee finds the courage to take up a new hobby.
Notarize Me
BFFs and mobile notary publics, Jackie and Louise, find themselves in an intimate situation with wacky strangers as an important legal document gets signed.
Well Actually
A Black woman software engineer deals with microaggressions from her male colleagues during a team meeting. This isn't the first time she's been constantly interrupted and had her ideas stolen. But this time is different…
Brunch
Austin is invited to his first ever brunch, and his world is changed forever.
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Steve has been dating sweet, Wisconsin-born, paralegal Serena for six months, when he finally decides to bring her home to Beverly Hills to meet his family for the first time. Among the cast of characters Serena must impress are his wannabe showbiz mother, his mommy blogger sister, her new banker husband and his two children, his alcoholic uncle, and his overachieving ex girlfriend. Will all hell break loose, or will Serena be able to hold her own among the wacky and eccentric bunch?

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    14 mins
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Rating
    PG-13
  • Director
    Jenna Ushkowitz
  • Screenwriter
    Penelope Lawson
  • Producer
    Jenna Ushkowitz, Penelope Lawson, Pierce Cravens, Brock Kingsland
  • Executive Producer
    Jenna Ushkowitz, Penelope Lawson
  • Co-Producer
    Nic DiPierro, Eric Emery
  • Filmmaker
    Jenna Ushkowitz, Penelope Lawson
  • Cast
    Kate Easton- Serena, Michael Hitchcock- Uncle Joe, Liam Lubran- Damien, Carl McDowell- Malcom, Eric Nelsen- Steve, Jamie-Lynn Sigler- Sage, Lauryn Speights- Luna, Chelsea Stevens- Bassist Double, Becca Tobin- Sarah, Nana Visitor- Lydia
  • Cinematographer
    Arlen Konopaki
  • Editor
    Arlen Konopaki
  • Production Design
    Brandon Lumbley
  • Composer
    Brian Hingerty, Joe Avio
  • Sound Design
    City Vox LLC Post Production
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