Scott Miller is a Hollywood screenwriter who is suffering from severe writer's block. His agent is hounding him to finish his latest script, or he will be fired. When he wakes up from a deep sleep after a fruitless night of not writing, he realizes he may have a mysterious partner who can help him get the job done, faster and better than he can. Often referred to as "the cat movie", "The Silent Partner" was Precipice Productions' first short film, and is still many people's favorite. (13:45)
Last night there was a power outage, and Maxine is in a deep sleep. When she wakes up, she realizes she is totally late for her job at Chuck's steakhut! With no time to shower, she scrambles like crazy to try and get ready, only the more she rushes, the more she fumbles! We've all had a day like this! (4:00)
Production note:
Shot in 2 hrs 15 minutes
After working a 36-hour shift, there's only one thing on Ron's (Bob Favarato) mind: sleep! Unfortunately for him, the perky recycling pickup girl (Warner Munroe) has arrived at 7 a.m. and he's not happy. His roommate has left him with an overflowing pile of recycling to be separated. Not good. (6:30)
Production note: All recyclables were borrowed from a local recycling center, and returned the same day!
All Scott wanted was a pizza from the new local restaurant "Mexican Pie". Extremely hungry and frustrated after waiting for almost 2 hours, he finally gets a pizza delivery to end all deliveries. (9:30)
Production note: Over 100 pizza boxes were used in this short, which were borrowed from a local pizza parlor for free; as long as we returned them assembled.
The Silent Partner
Out of Sync
Separating Anxiety
Qué Pizza
Holly Hockenberry (Karen Rambo) owns an artificial fruit farm, maintained by gardner Sparky Schlosser (Alan Sues). The artificial flavoring from their fruit was manufactured buy a local candy company, Do Us A Flavor, and it seems to have been contaminated and caused an illness in a young boy. Documentarian Terry Thistlewaite sets out to discover the truth in this hilarious fauxumentary. Also starring Lou Wagner, Elizabeth Corñejo, Michael Ciccolini, Frank Walton, Joe Basile, Stephanie Silverman. (17:30)
Artificially Speaking
All alone at home on a Saturday night, Wanda (Stephanie Silverman) decides to see a movie. She calls the local telephone service, "CinemaFone" and is asked a series of questions well beyond the range of going to see a film at the local multi-plex! (3:30)
Production note: Originally a sketch developed in Fred Willard's Los Angeles comedy sketch group, "The MoHo's"
CinemaFone
Dating Catwoman
Influence
Wayne (Mitchell Roché) and Annie (Mary Fanto) need to sell their house, and are doing so without a real estate agent to help. Unfortunately, Annie gets paged by the medical center she works for, right after the potential buyers (Jenny Mollen, Taylor Johns) arrive and sometimes things don't always go as planned in this comic caper.(11:00)
Starring Jenny Mollen, Mary Fanto, Mitchell Roché, Taylor Johns, Jayme Jensen & ErinRose Widner, Written & Directed by Todd Lampe
From Chameleons to Chocolate
Passed Present
A newlywed couple discover a mysterious gift in their pile -
was this on the registry? Hmmmm... (2:45)
Starring Casie Tabanou,
Mark Kivisto, Floyd VanBuskirk
Written & Directed by Todd Lampe
What's worse? A bad dream that happens nightly, or the effect it has on everyone else in the apartment complex?
You be the judge.... (2:00)
Written by Mary Fanto
Directed by Todd Lampe
Starring Mitchell Roché, Delanna Studi and Joe Hererra.
The Midnight Rooster
What was that?
A finalist in the AMC MonsterFest 2003,
our damsel (Jenny Mollen), learns what
goes "bump" in the night. (1:20)
Starring Jenny Mollen
& Jason Rockney
Written and directed by Todd Lampe
The Leftovers
Dibs
The Language of Laundry
This comedic caper centers around the search for a missing sofa.
Cicco and Bosco (Michael Ciccolini &Frank Walton) are on a time crunch and need to find the sofa as soon as possible. They are led on a trail of both humorous and mysterious happenings. (13:00)
Starring:
Michael Ciccolini, Frank Walton, Ali Spuck, Bennett Dunn, Steve Fix, ErinRose Widner and Stephanie Silverman. Written and directed by by Todd Lampe Produced by Bob Favarato/Todd Lampe
in this homage to silent films, a man and a woman meet in a laundromat and find they have more in common than they realize. Several people have emailed to say this is their favorite short on the site. (5:30)
Starring Casie Tabanou and JR Nutt.
Written and Directed by Todd Lampe
In "The Leftovers" we discover the fate of a leftover carton of chinese take-out (from a local restaurant Hung Wei Lo), and the effect it has on four unsuspecting college girls from the illustrious sorority of I Delta Smelta (Casie Waller, Ali Spuck, Erin Leigh and Jayme Jensen). (4:00)
Watch this one BEFORE dinner.
A finalist in the AMC MonsterFest 2003
Written & Directed by Todd Lampe
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Official selection
2010
2009
What would it be like to date Catwoman? Writer and star (Michelle Thorn) plays Catwoman and her boyfriend (Wyatt Cenac) confides in us with a few complaints and concerns about having a feline girlfriend.
Written by Michelle Thorn
Directed and edited by Todd Lampe
HOT N’ THE BISCUIT - Theory of Bootytivity
In the second of a series of segments for the “Hot ‘n the Biscuit” stage show, Rachel Moffat (Letitia Fox) goes to The Grand (a hip hop club in LA) to learn the latest lingo on the rap scene, and also to ask people what her "Rap Name" should be (including an on-duty po-po!).
Written by Letitia Fox
Directed and edited by Todd Lampe
In this first of a series of segments for the “Hot ‘n the Biscuit” stage show, The Gravy (Gary Anthony Williams) goes on the hunt for what he believes to be the perfect booty. Armed with his template for perfection, his passion and desire for perfection is unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
Written by Gary Anthony Williams
Directed and edited by Todd Lampe
HOT N’ THE BISCUIT - LIttle Miss Moffat
HOT N’ THE BISCUIT - Gettin’ Phat wit Pu
In the third of a series of segments for the “Hot ‘n the Biscuit” stage show, Li'l Pu (Jenni Pulos) goes to a retirement home to teach the seniors there a few basics of hip hop: the Language, the Look, the Moves and throwin' down.
Written by Jenni Pulos
Directed and edited by Todd Lampe
