Film Categories: comedy

  • Interviews with My Next Girlfriend

    The fight to win the title of next girlfriend is the subject of this hilarious short by director Cassandra Nicolaou. Starring a cast of Toronto celebrities including Ann-Marie Macdonald, Diane Flacks, Karen Robinson, Shoshana Sperling and Moynan King, nine women are questioned by an unknown interviewer to see if they measure up. Awards: Audience Award & Best Comedy, planetout.com/HBO Short Movie Awards; Audience Favourite, Palm Springs International Short Film Festival; Audience Award, Best Short Film, Inside Out Toronto Gay & Lesbian Film & Video Festival; Best Short Film, Paris Lesbian Film Festival; Audience Award, Best Fiction Film, Bologna International Women’s…

  • Chosen Family, The

    Families, whether chosen or biological, have a single aim – to drive us nuts, as this astute and comic film demonstrates.

  • Housesitter, The

    Two neurotic dykes describe in hilarious detail how to take care of their 3 cats.

  • lesbianfilm

    “lesbianfilm” is a hilarious performative documentary (mockumentary) that puts the spotlight on all the hype, PR, collaboration, love and bickering that goes into the making of an independent feature film. In the great homosexual tradition, “lesbianfilm” employs camp and humour to achieve a political aim. With tape rolling, the lesbianfilm collective askes the question: “Do you support lesbianfilm?” At the end of the day, the group has managed to debunk identity politics, pitch the festival programmers, and secure numerous donations from unsuspecting patrons of the arts – of props, wardrobe, a location and various in-kind service for the fictional project.…

  • Self: (Portrait/Fulfillment) A Film by the Blob Thing

    After starring in several clay-animated shorts for filmmaker Brian Stockton, the perpetually depressed Blob Thing takes a turn behind the camera to direct this revealing self-portrait. Filmed in glorious wide-screen anamorphic 16mm.

  • Busk

    Life is hard when you live on Gerrard … especially when you’re a white French-Canadian rapper trying to make it on the streets of Toronto. “Busk” is a fish-out-of-water comedy about a guy with a dream who doesn’t give up even when his whole ‘hood is against him. “Busk” is based on a skit performed by the comedy troupe Sweet Potato. Eric Marier acted out his nerdy white rapper character for filmmaker Paula Tiberius over wine one evening, and she wrote the script the next day. Eric added his own raps, and they geard up to shoot the film four…

  • Flabs in Anti Panti

    Flabs, the Y-front wearing anti-panti crusader, is pursued by the pants police.

  • Day I Stopped Caring, The

    A short comedy about depression with a melodramatic, Portuguese-guitar soundtrack. A boy is feeling blue and tries, in vain, to get over his depression by eating, drinking and more.

  • 24 Store, The

    Before there was “Clerks,” there was this low-budget comedy from Regina about Phil’s Confectionery. The store is being put out of business by a franchise convenience store down the street. Filmmaker Brian Stockton leads a cast of other filmmakers in this charming, low-key comedy about city life on the prairies.

  • Revenge of the Blob Thing

    The Blob Thing returns in this long-awaited sequel! Even more depressed than usual, the Blob Thing tries to forget his long-lost love and carry on, but not before trying to off himself a few times.