One man’s quest to speak with the right person and obtain the correct form in order to request a new light bulb so he can finish an Efficiency Report that’s due in five minutes 3½ hours ago.
WINNER OF THIRTEEN FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS:
Best Comedy Short (Hollywood International Golden Age Festival, New York)
Best Comedy (Tokyo International Short Film Festival, Japan)
Best Comedy (London Indie Short Festival, UK)
Best Comedy (White Vulture Film Festival, New Jersey)
Best Comedy Film (Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival, UK)
Best Comedy Short (World Indie Film Awards, Italy)
Best Narrative Short (Cannes World Film Festival, France)
Best Narrative (Best Global Shorts, India)
BCIFF Award of Excellence (Beyond the Curve International Film Festival, Paris, France)
Best Comedic Screenplay (The Short Film Awards SOFIES, New York)
Best Screenplay (White Vulture Film Festival, New Jersey)
Best Actor (Comedy): Joshua Will (The Brightside Film Festival, New Jersey)
Best Director (Short Film): David Carey (Vesuvius International Film Festival, Italy)
ADDITIONAL ACCOLADES:
Outstanding Achievement: Comedy Short (Calcutta International Cult Film Festival. India)
Runner-Up: Best Wurst Short Film (Willlachen Comedy & Satire Filmprize, Austria)
Finalist: Best Comedy Film (The Reno Comedy Film Festival, Nevada), Best Short Film (Paradox International Short Film Festival, Pune, India)
Semi-Finalist: London Indie Short Festival (UK), Phoenix Shorts (Ottawa, Canada)
HONORABLE MENTIONS – Short Film (New Wave Short Film Festival. Munich, Germany), Best Short Film (Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival, Japan), Comedy (London Movie Awards, UK), Special Mention (London International Monthly Film Festival, UK)
NOMINATIONS – Best Editing (Comedic): David Carey, Best Supporting Actress: Andrea Guilford, and Best Long Short (The Short Film Awards, SOFIES, New York City). Best Comedy, Best Director: David Carey (The Brightside Film Festival. New Jersey). Best Comedy (Cannes Shorts, France)
Written by Joshua Will – Directed by David Carey
Cast (in order of appearance):
Narrator/Arbitrary Voice: David Carey Sam: Joshua Will Ralph: Jim Robinson
Michelle Lee: Jen Maren Office Gollum: Brandon Boat Breckenridge: Andrea Guilford
Dewey: Michelle Cassioppi Guertin Cheatum: Jeffrey Cloninger
Howe: Colin Healey, Piper: Shanan Custer
Janitor: Dennis Curley Jill: Kelly Kohlbacher Lead Cog: Andrew Haaheim
Cogs: Rick Logan Sam Selvaggio, Fred Chang, Brian Frey Not Martha: Renee Carey
Diversity Committee: Jim Cunningham, Tom Winner, Eriq Nelson, Little Girl: Katie Gaughan
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No light bulbs were harmed in the making of this picture.