SHORTS PROGRAM #20 - INTERNATIONAL COMEDY SHORTS #1
5 WAYS TO 2 DIE
Makis explores different ways of death, struggling to achieve the most ideal result. http://www.5ways2die.weebly.com
RANDOM ATTEMPTS (OLAGAN DENEMELER)
A question as old as the history of humankind: What does one live for? Why should we keep on living? Do we have the right to be unhappy about life after fulfilling the roles society has assigned us? According to our film’s character Ayla, having no problem in her life does not mean everything is going well. Her monotonous life itself is a sufficient reason for committing suicide. Ayla who decides to take her own life somehow cannot succeed. Nevertheless she does not stop trying to kill herself.
PUSHING BUTTONS
Pushing Buttons is a short Comedy about five
coworkers who think they are on their way to a
Saturday meeting. The coworkers already barely
tolerate each other, but their issues with one another become even more apparent, when an unexpected delay occurs on their way to the meeting.
SYNERGY
A regional sales manager expects a big promotion after working hard at the merger of the company. She disputes the position with a male coworker. Competition escalates when they get stuck with a stranger in a conference room, with an unexpected outcome.
TIN MAN
When a bumbling hit man’s legs are replaced with robotic limbs, he discovers they can elevate his skills to the professional level, but he must choose whether being the best hit man is more important than his humanity.
WHAT'S EATING DAD?
When Chloe meets her boyfriend’s parents for the first time, what’s really for dinner is something she never imagined. In the vein of Woody Allen meets Shaun of the Dead, WHAT’S EATING DAD? is award-winning filmmaker Michael Goldburg’s hilariously absurd horror-comedy about literally surviving the future in-laws.
GRANNY SMITH
The grandmother of all excuses.
A MILE IN THESE HOOVES
Foster brothers, Mark and Tom set out on a mission to break a world record. As they travel by foot from Toronto to Los Angeles in a two-person donkey costume, their physical, mental and emotional limits are put to the test. This endearing comedy challenges the bonds of brotherhood and provides many laughs along the way. www.amileinthesehooves.com