Wednesday Sept. 25th, 2024
Theater #5
7:00pm - 8:00pm Opening Night
Comedy Kicks #1 + Q&A
The Curve
Logline: When a struggling study group invites the smartest student in the class for help to do better on a test, they realize they may have been looking at the problem all wrong.
Why Dogs Howl
Logline: After meeting online, a BOY and GIRL are out on their first date. It rapidly devolves into the BOY vomiting out his life in a Howl that ultimately encompasses the entire universe.
Chat Noir
Logline: Hitman Patrick Bisou must face the consequences of missing his target three times for the Hitman agency Bye Bye Birdy.
Buddy Love
Logline: A match making robot helps a widowed husband re-find love, in more then one way.
Birthday Heist
Logline: John has always resented his Crypto obsessed and successful older brother Jim. He's finally decided he's going to get back at him where it hurts and take down his Crypto Empire in a daring midnight heist....
8:00pm - 9:30pm
Comedy Kicks #2 + Q&A
The Wish
Logline: Sophie is desperate to create the perfect beach day for her sister, but everything keeps getting in the way....especially her sister.
The Entire Lifespan Of A Mayfly
Logline: When Jimmy gets stood up on a first date, to his surprise, the dating app sets him up with a substitute date who fills in for his no-show and saves his night.
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Logline: A woman discovers she's giving birth in 20 minutes.
King Ed
Logline: A wounded romantic hunts for the author of a mysterious, “perfect” playlist he believes was made by his soulmate. But only because a medically licensed witch told him so.
Whippy
Logline: A messy turf war has erupted between warring ice cream firms in 1980s Glasgow after one rogue vendor is caught crossing county lines.
JOE
Logline: The parody origin story of how history's most hated character, Grandpa Joe Bucket from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, became the lazy freeloader we know today.
9:30pm - 10:30pm
Comedy Kicks #3 + Q&A
Cats and Husbands
Logline: We enter the story where two close friends, Fern and Marcie, get together at a local coffee shop to celebrate a birthday. Fern has been going through two years of In-Vitro, desperately trying to get pregnant but with no success. Her husband, Nick’s coping mechanism has been dressing up with the family Cat and taking silly pictures. Marcie jokingly suggests that Fern just book a vacation for herself and leave hubby with the cat.
Something Imaginable
Logline: A young twenty-something navigates the pitfalls of online dating.
The First Time
Logline: A modern couple comes to an uncomfortable crossroad in their relationship, and it doesn't smell good.
Kids Games
Logline: Leo is just another child at school, but he can’t help that his physical appearance makes him the center of attention.
Shitter
Logline: An emergency bathroom visit quickly turns into a nightmare.
10:30pm - 11:30pm
Comedy Kicks #4 + Q&A
Suitcasing
Logline: A prison comedy short based on a true story.
Showdown at Walter Reed
Logline: When America's two top heart surgeons are called in for an emergency surgery at Walter Reed Hospital, things go from bad to worse as they race against time (and each other) to save their VIP.
Brennan Reed's The Box
Logline: A mysterious stranger offers a desperate man a way out with deadly consequences.
DeadBall
Logline: Two kids at summer camp befriend a monster to help them win their annual dodgeball match against their rival camp.
V-Card
Logline: Remorseful about giving away what the world has deemed her most precious asset, this first-time bowler wrestles with a world where virginity is personified into a tangible v-card.
Critique
Logline: With the company of an important critic, a personal chef labors away to craft a successful three course meal.
schedule subject to change