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Sunday, March 26
1:00
Betty Speers Theatre
Comedy Shorts Program
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Nine short comedies for you, so scroll below for details.
Hopefully one will make you laugh.
At a glance:
Texan Sunday Morning ~ Dir. Ian Johnston ~ Toronto, ~:59
Fade In: ~ Dir. Jim Menza ~ Downers Grove, Illinois, USA ~ 2015 ~ 16:00
Beyond the Bubble ~ Dir. Anna Hildebrandt. Sydney, Australia. 2017 ~ 7:00
The Classy Knoll ~ Dir. Ian Johnston ~ Toronto, Canada. 2017. 4:59
Involuntary Wingman ~ Dir. Alex Ef ~ Scarborough, Canada ~ 7:28
Little Smokies ~ Dir. Brett Smith ~ USA ~ 2019 ~ 8:19
The Dancing Kettle ~ Dir. Takeshi Kanabayashi ~ Yokohama City, Japan ~ 2020 ~ 11:00
Spank Patrol ~ Dir. Kevin Ralston ~ USA ~ Oct. 2022 ~ 3:14
The Actual Truth: Cancel Culture ~ Dir. Victor Hampson ~ UK ~ comedy ~ 40:00


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Texan Sunday Morning ~ Dir. Ian Johnston ~ Toronto, Canada ~:59

​Sunday morning in a sleepy Texas town. WINNER - "Americana Award" - Avalonia Film Festival.
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Fade In: ~ Dir. Jim Menza ~ Downers Grove, Illinois, USA ~ comedy ~ 2015 ~ 16:00 

​Writing partners suffer writers block while attempting to write the perfect short for film festival acceptance
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Beyond the Bubble ~ Dir. Anna Hildebrandt. Sydney, Australia. 2017 ~ 7:00

Produced by Crispy Productions and Honeypot TV and Directed by Anna Hildebrandt, Beyond the Bubble is a short film that has screened at festivals around the world.


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The Classy Knoll ~ Dir. Ian Johnston ~ Toronto, Canada. 2017. 4:59


A musical short tribute to that OTHER Dallas knoll... Shot in Dallas, Denton and Toronto. Produced by Cell Phone Cinema and Halifax's Schooner Films.
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Involuntary Wingman ~ Dir. Alex Ef ~ Scarborough, Canada ~ 7:28 

​Faced with the threat of blackmail, sixteen-year-old David is forced by Owen the incel to get him a date with his crush, Sierra. But when the relationship proves impossible, David teams up with Sierra to take him down.
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Little Smokies ~ Dir. Brett Smith ~ USA ~ 2019 ~ 8:19 

​Little Smokies is the sensitive story of one man's descent into food-fearing madness. What's eating you?
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The Dancing Kettle ~ Dir. Takeshi Kanabayashi ~ Yokohama City, Japan ~ 2020 ~ 11:00

The Dancing Kettle is Based on Japanese folktale.
The Film is fairy tale about a raccoon dog that uses its shapeshifting powers to reward its rescuer for his kindness. It is a surreal humor film!

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Spank Patrol ~ Dir. Kevin Ralston ~ USA ~ Oct. 2022 ~ 3:14 

An evil agent has stolen a valuable piece of gold from it's rightful owner with no telling of what he’ll do with it. The Spank Patrol is called in to retrieve the gold and serve out some justice... Justice in the form of numerous spanks to the butt.
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The Actual Truth: Cancel Culture ~ Dir. Victor Hampson ~ UK ~ comedy ~ 40:00

​Satirical mockumentary about cancel culture and censorship. After a YouTube video in which he claimed that Bluetooth attracts bees was blocked for misinformation, Thomas Wrinklesmooth started his investigation into the silencing of non-conformist opinion. This is a matter of free speech and he will not be silenced!
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