
In an uncertain world, laughter is the best medicine.
ABOUT THE FILM:
Best friends Gloria and Ruby are bonded through gossip and potty humor. At lunch, they joke about reincarnation and Ruby promises that after she dies she’ll visit Gloria as a porta-potty. After lunch, Ruby is suddenly killed. Gloria is despondent in her grief when a porta-potty is dropped across the street. Cautiously believing this is Ruby, Gloria begins spending time with the porta-potty.
One evening, Gloria approaches the porta-potty with questions about death. The porta-potty welcomes her inside and Gloria enters. She experiences a dream-state exaltation. As she comes back to reality, Gloria moves out of her despondency, until she sees the porta-potty taken off site. She chases after it but…
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER:
Kate Jean Hollowell is a multi-hyphenate director, comedian and musician, who honed in on her humor and visual skills through her own music videos showcased at SXSW in 2022 and 2023. Taking on narrative, she’s managed to find a unique balance of humor and heart through all her work, with the unexpected musical number.
- Year2023
- Runtime17 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCalifornia
- DirectorKate Jean Hollowell
- ScreenwriterKate Jean Hollowell, Ruby Caster
- ProducerMiranda Kahn
- CastRuby Caster, Kate Hollowell
- CinematographerJordan Black
- EditorTalia Pasqua
- Production DesignJenna Rae Tooley
- ComposerJeremy Malvin
In an uncertain world, laughter is the best medicine.
ABOUT THE FILM:
Best friends Gloria and Ruby are bonded through gossip and potty humor. At lunch, they joke about reincarnation and Ruby promises that after she dies she’ll visit Gloria as a porta-potty. After lunch, Ruby is suddenly killed. Gloria is despondent in her grief when a porta-potty is dropped across the street. Cautiously believing this is Ruby, Gloria begins spending time with the porta-potty.
One evening, Gloria approaches the porta-potty with questions about death. The porta-potty welcomes her inside and Gloria enters. She experiences a dream-state exaltation. As she comes back to reality, Gloria moves out of her despondency, until she sees the porta-potty taken off site. She chases after it but…
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER:
Kate Jean Hollowell is a multi-hyphenate director, comedian and musician, who honed in on her humor and visual skills through her own music videos showcased at SXSW in 2022 and 2023. Taking on narrative, she’s managed to find a unique balance of humor and heart through all her work, with the unexpected musical number.
- Year2023
- Runtime17 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCalifornia
- DirectorKate Jean Hollowell
- ScreenwriterKate Jean Hollowell, Ruby Caster
- ProducerMiranda Kahn
- CastRuby Caster, Kate Hollowell
- CinematographerJordan Black
- EditorTalia Pasqua
- Production DesignJenna Rae Tooley
- ComposerJeremy Malvin