CBFF 2022 Short Comedy
The following shows in this screening block have geographic viewing restrictions and may not be available in your area: Reasons
A critical moment in the life of a seemingly hugely successful stand up comedian.
Gut Feelings is the story of two misfits who meet in the belly of a beast.
Determined not to be priced out of the area he has called home for 50 years, 70 year old Clifford, a Jamaican man of the Windrush generation moves into a house-share with a group of twenty-somethings in this 90s style, Bristol set sitcom short. Brimming with nostalgia, it's Fresh Prince meets Desmonds meets Living Single with a modern Black British twist. Can these two generations co-exist while both grappling with the housing crisis, gentrification and a lack of fridge space?
Caught on the premiere of Annie Decker’s Wow Sponge commercial, husband George along with friends Gemma and Mikey celebrate the success of Annie’s blooming acting career. Little does she know while Gemma and Mikey bicker about pie, husband George is drowning in debt and is about to crack…
When a dinner party descends into a vicious sibling argument between Tom and Emily, their partners Jade and Norman can’t wait to escape, but clumsy revelations quickly expose that the one thing they all have in common is a truly awkward secret. Reasons is a comedy about the decisions we make, and the actions we don’t take. Funded by BFI NETWORK and the National Lottery.
Guru Déë Pród offers an incredible opportunity to come take a ride in his magical van.
Lovable nerd Orlando will do anything to keep his Instagram model girlfriend happy, but upon meeting his cooler, richer and more handsome arch nemesis Vladimir, he realizes he may be in for more than he bargained for. Will Orlando be able to do what it takes to get his girlfriend back? Shot with a colorful cast of characters in beautiful Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and America, New York filmmaker and comedian Keith Orlando Harris traveled to the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan to write, produce, direct and act in a collection of 10 short comedy videos there including two parody music videos. 'She’s An Instagram Model' is his debut music video in that collection. His comedic weird Al Yankovic style parody of a popular Kazakh R&B song comes complete with an original English and Kazakh version written and performed by Keith Orlando Harris himself after living two years in Kazakhstan throughout the pandemic, studying the language and working alongside award winning music producer Zheng Li and some of the best song writers and translators in Kazakhstan to make his debut music video. Album presale & presave starts April 1st. Available for streaming and purchase on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Youtube Music and other music streaming platforms on May 27th, 2022.
A nervous upper-class banker reluctantly gets dragged into a hostile transaction with an extremely unorthodox drug dealer.
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