Category: Comedy

Short Film Spotlight: People (Who Need People)

From screenwriter Eric Grant and director Omid Iranikhah, the short film People (Who Need People) follows former partners Alex and Raj (Patrick Sprague and Adron Duell), who are in the middle of a bitter divorce.

Raj has packed up most of their belongings and has one foot out the door, but Alex is nowhere near ready to move on. When Alex attempts to steal back a copy of Barbra Streisand’s album People, which was given to him as an anniversary present, it sets a major conflict into motion.

As the couple begin to argue, they discover that there are unresolved issues at the heart of their relationship… and not all of them revolve around Barbra.

Featuring game performances from the two lead actors, People (Who Need People) is a clever and bitingly funny 8-minute break-up comedy.

Check out the poster for People (Who Need People) below. The short film is now available on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: The Singing Telegram

Matt (Eddie Grey) is an aspiring young musician from Sydney, Australia who is living with his boyfriend Daniel (Andrew Chappelle) in New York City.

Not quite living the cosmopolitan American lifestyle he’d imagined, he’s found himself stuck delivering singing telegrams in an effort to make ends meet.

Blinded by his desire to succeed, Matt risks losing the one part of his life he needs most… until a surprise telegram changes his perspective.

Starring, written and co-directed by up-and-coming Broadway actor Eddie Grey, The Singing Telegram is an adorable, colorful and ultimately uplifting romantic musical comedy short about learning to be grateful for what you have while never giving up on your dreams.

Watch a short teaser clip from The Singing Telegram below. The short film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

A man searches for his soulmate in the romantic short-form comedy series ‘Geomapping Love’

Created by writer, director, actor, radio columnist and Canadian television personality Simon Boulereese, based on his novel of the same name, Geomapping Love is a short-form romantic comedy series about looking for love in all the wrong places.

Through a succession of sexual conquests, we accompany Simon in his disappointments, emotions and disarrays in his search of a soul mate – or at least a really good one-night stand.

His quest takes him to the four corners of Montreal and, each time, he leaves a little piece of his dignity behind.

Underneath all of these encounters lies a deep loneliness and a need to feel desired. Will he finally be able to find love in the age of smartphones and dating apps? And will he ever discover the true identity of ‘Felix,’ the mysterious virtual paramour to whom he’s grown most attached?

Catch up on all the sexy, heartfelt and deeply intimate action with Geomapping Love. All ten episodes of the first season are available now on Dekkoo. You can watch the trailer below.

Short Film Spotlight: Shiba San and Meow Chan

Shiba San and Meow Chan, a 30-minute Taiwanese short film from director Chung-Chieh Chiang, revolves around two brothers, both stars of a hit children’s show – in which they perform as a dog and a cat, respectively.

Their show, having swept through the nation capturing the eyes and hearts of kids, has brought them great fame and media attention. Though radiant on stage, both actors have something else on their minds.

Shiba San has been secretly in love with a married man while Meow Chan misses his remarried mother and finds himself desperately searching for reasons why she left him.

Their journey will lead the two stray siblings to confront their emptiness that comes with very public success.

Mixing cuteness and melancholy, Shiba San and Meow Chan is a touching story of two brothers coming of age under intense scrutiny.

Watch the trailer for Shiba San and Meow Chan below. The short film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

The full first season of the gay comedy series ‘He’s with Me’ is now available on Dekkoo!

Ted is straight. Martin isn’t. When they meet at a wedding and become fast friends, the ensuing confusion shows how little they know about being modern day men, but how much they do know about being there for each other.

A wildly popular short comedy series with naturally charismatic stars and a sophisticated style of storytelling, He’s With Me grew out of a well-received stage show, based around creator and star Jason Cicci’s real life experiences.

Examining his friendships with straight men, he realized how often funny and amusing situations arose from this particular gay/straight male dynamic – opening a conversation about how comfortable men are (or should be) with being available to one another emotionally.

All ten episodes from the first season of He’s with Me are now streaming on Dekkoo. You can watch the trailer below.

Short Film Spotlight: (Il)legal Asterisk

Are we defined by how we see ourselves or how we’re perceived by the outside world?

An experimental, uniquely philosophical short from director Fabrizio Bancale, the 20-minute film (Il)legal Asterisk (originally titled Asterisco (Il)legale) employs three Italian actors (Bruno Petrosino, Orazio Rotolo Schifone and Mauro Toscanelli) to examine that very question.

Pulling from stories both personal and historical, the film playfully jumps around, introducing different settings and characters whose inherent queerness – and their ability to express themselves – has been either discouraged or outright destroyed by societal forces beyond their control.

Handling heavy topics with a light, charismatic touch, the film explores how expressing oneself, coming out and/or living life according to one’s own choices can cost dearly when the law of the land does not offers adequate protection.

With the fight for true freedom being far from over, (Il)legal Asterisk investigates our shared past while shedding a light on our present.

Watch the trailer for (Il)legal Asterisk below. The short film is now streaming on Dekkoo.