Cookies & Comedy Film Festival

Convicts & Chocolate

Director: Brandie Lee McDonald

Runtime: 11min

Country: United States

In this action-packed, high octane hero swap, comedy spoof with Forrest Gump trying to save the day in the 1997 film, Con Air.

Lil' Somethin' in: Clash with the Cube Demon

Director: Dan Sollaccio

Runtime: 3:25

Country: United States

Lil' Somethin', a cartoony blob, is targeted by a planet-sized, cube-shaped demon and must find a way to survive—using some rather unusual problem-solving skills.

Slasher Sessions

Director: Thomas A Fowler

Runtime: 20min

Country: United States

Five notorious mass murderers go to group therapy.

Chocolate Chip

Director: Jim Hails

Runtime: 12:15

Country: United States

A pregnant woman has a sudden craving for cookies in the middle of the night.

GNOME$

Director: Matthew Diulus

Runtime: 3:35

Country: United States

A man must choose between his hunger and gnome friends.

Pizza Man

Director: Nathan Miller

Runtime: 4:20

Country: United States

Best Local Short

A pizza man accidentally delivers a pizza to a super villain's newly constructed fortress.

Haircut

Director: Jase Klatzkin, Marshall McCall

Runtime: 3:03

Country: United States

After a disastrous trip to the barber, Marshall has a new haircut that cannot be ignored.

Goodbye Beard

Director: Ryan Iverson

Runtime: 6:27

Country: United States

Honorable Mention

A man goes on the run after being mistaken for Santa by a group of ruthless children, and meets the real Santa, who has his own sinister agenda.

Ted Gold Did It

Director: Lucas Lara Esteves

Runtime: 7:25

Country: United States

One Dead Body. Four Suspects. One Eaten Tray of Tiramisu.

Rysy

Director: Tuomo Mäntynen

Runtime: 4:02

Country: Finland

A beautiful summer day, an innocent car ride and an evil doll. Not the average day one might expect.

Latte For Jim

Director: JJ Zink

Runtime: 7:07

Country: United States

When two men named Jim mistake their coffee orders for one another's, they will stop at nothing to get their daily dose of crucial caffeine.

Dr. Taker's Every-Ailment Strips

Director: Eli Crowther

Runtime: 10:37

Country: United States

When an inventor invites his best college friends into town for a weekend, things start to escalate into hilarious madness as they find out the wonders of Dr Taker's Every Ailment Strips.

The Allergy Table

Director: Pat Battistini

Runtime: 6:20

Country: United States

When the new kid shows up, the regulars show him the rules and duties of eating at a grade school allergy table.

Senior Software Engineer

Director: Scott Danzig

Runtime: 15:00

Country: United States

A grandma programmer allies with the ghost of her predecessor to satisfy her young, trendy influencer boss's latest ultimatum.

Bernie

Director: Caroline Collins

Runtime: 15:51

Country: United States

Second to One Local Short, Best Local Comedic Acting

A half-hearted suicide attempt reunites two polar-opposite brothers in this dark comedy.

Glazed Over

Director: Lucas Lara Esteves

Runtime: 8:13

Country: United States

Second to One Local Comedic Acting

Two internet personalities bite off too much when they investigate a weird baking cult.

Lucky Saturday

Director: Leo W Mahoney

Runtime: 1:03

Country: United States

A normal Saturday turns into a great Saturday.

SUPERCRITICAL

Director: John Osment

Runtime: 7:18

Country: United States

Honorable Mention

In a post-apocalyptic nuclear fallout shelter, a young scientist bothers their team leader with a series of progressively inane HR requests.

This is not Norway

Director: Alicia Albares, Paco Cavero

Runtime: 17:59

Country: Spain

Best Foreign Film

Jorge is dead-set on honoring his father's wish for a Viking funeral at sea—no matter the obstacles.

Dr. Pepper Movie Trailer

Director: Katherine Coleman

Runtime: 2:18

Country: United States

A movie trailer parody of a biopic about the creator of Dr. Pepper.

Wheel

Director: Honora Talbott

Runtime: 9:15

Country: United States

Second to One Short Film, Best Comedic Acting

A casting director gets hit with some bad news while helping her eccentric neighbor tape her Wheel of Fortune audition.

The Trouble With Cake...And Eating It Too

Director: Darin DiNapoli, Brad Grimm

Runtime: 7:41

Country: United States

A piece of cake goes missing at a TV studio which results in one co-worker questioning the entire staff.

The Ten Commandments

Director: Tyler J. Oakley

Runtime: 4:55

Country: United States

On new spin on the old tale. As the town of Sinai faces chaos and disorder, Moses comes down from the mountain to lay down a few rules.

The Double Life of Hugh

Director: Benjamin Z Tobin

Runtime: 8:57

Country: United States

Hugh and his father Hugo have very different ideas about what it means to be a mime.

Badmouth Grandma

Director: Timothy Blackwood

Runtime: 5:38

Country: United States

Down-and-out comic John lands a last-minute headlining gig at LA's biggest club—he's got just four hours to craft new material, and his no-nonsense Siberian grandmother isn't letting him off easy.

Cowboy Love Songs

Director: Tyler J. Oakley

Runtime: 4:59

Country: United States

As a band of heartbroken cowboys sit in the saloon to singing tale of bygone love, a newcomer enters to add verse of his own...but misses the point.

Turkey Lover

Director: Ted Omo

Runtime: 9:00

Country: United States

Second to One Comedic Acting

When a fringe friend with a history of devious food-based behavior shows up to Friendsgiving, the rest of the guests try to diffuse the situation before the entire day goes horribly wrong.

Silent, But Deadly

Director: Jack Colin

Runtime: 6:00

Country: United States

A comedic short film about a first date and an unclaimed fart.

With Tits

Director: Delia Morchesky

Runtime: 3:00

Country: United States

Honorable Mention

A kick-ass high school basketball team takes a stand against their sexist principal to get the name they deserve.

ILY, BYE

Director: Taylor James

Runtime: 13:28

Country: United States

Best Short Film

Unemployed and down on her luck, Siobhan is presented with a life-changing job opportunity. Unfortunately, she can't get her foot out of her mouth long enough to get her foot in the door.

To Pee or Not To Pee

Director: Jamen A Meistrich

Runtime: 8:43

Country: United States

Honorable Mention

A young man on a road trip runs into several obstacles in his search for a bathroom, which leaves his with a difficult choice.

Beethoven's Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild

Director: Daniel Maggio

Runtime: 12:30

Country: United States

Honorable Mention

The last living descendent of Beethoven tries to capitalize on their heritage, but they have no musical talent whatsoever.

The One

Director: Molly Parsons, Ellery Stocker

Runtime: 3:21

Country: Not Specified

Best Super Short

Sexy med student Carter as he competes against MDW, the Mongolian Death Worm, for the hand of Kenzie, the bachelorette.

Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes The Cake

Director: Pat Battistini

Runtime: 17:58

Country: Italy

Second to One Foreign Film

While on her travels as a Loan Officer for the bank, Ms. Rossi encounters some obstacles along the way while just trying to do her job.

Mama Rose's Pound Cake

Director: Mark Edward Sarro

Runtime: 11:07

Country: United States

Burt and Layme (Whaling Soles) are off in search of the mysterious land of Cakewich where the Cult of Bakers are having a secret ritual to conjure Mama Rose's Pound Cake.

Gynie on the Go

Director: Roya Hamadani, Jiah Peck

Runtime: 2:29

Country: United States

Satirical commercial for a drive through gynecologist.

Brush Me

Director: Nikolaus Jantsch

Runtime: 2:00

Country: Austria

In a bustling bathroom, amidst the chaos of everyday life, two toothbrushes, find themselves drawn to each other.