Sam finds something in the dirt.

After coming out as gay, a struggling comedian looks for a job as a nanny to pay rent to her overly understanding ex-boyfriend.

Two unlikely recluse sisters learn to cope with living with each other after the death of their father.

“Young Phil” is an absurd origin story of a young Dr. Phil, as he navigates his life as a dejected teen with a passion for musicals. Troubled by his family life and the problematic counseling of his best friend Walter, he runs away from home, traveling to Hollywood and meeting the love of his life, Robin. This is James Thomer's first short film and was an experimental thesis project for his MFA at California Institute of the Arts.