11-12.Sept/2015
Comedy Sportz
420 S 1st St, Milwaukee

17th MKE Short Film Festival
"BEST LOCAL FESTIVAL!"

Eric Gerber
Session 1: 6:30pm Opening Night Event (Ages 16 & up)
Space Cadets Directed by Colin Perkins
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/150030009
Dream Trip Directed by Vito Valenti
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/135477621
Hi, Neighbor! Directed by T.C. De Witt & Kris Schulz
Rocket Science Directed by Dirk Van Sloten
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/126568946
Quack Directed by John Van Slyke
watch film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Ht9Vkla2c&feature=youtu.be
The Map of Maps Directed by Sangsun Choi
watch film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh5PKsM7r-A
A Dubious Night Directed by Nelson Tony Oliveras
The Survivor Directed by Ahmed Mokari
watch film here: The Survivor Directed by Ahmed Mokari
Excising The Heart Directed by Samuel Karow
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/168229376
A man pursues his childhood dreams of reaching the final frontier by assembling a team of unqualified cadets to start a space crew.
The last evacuation ships are about to launch and leave a dying earth for good. But our hero, Marcus Staley, is delayed, and thus he needs to find a way to hold the launch.
Successful suburbanite Erin is slowly realizing that not every neighbor is super-dee-dooper.
"social etiquette can be challenging"
There was an astonishing discovery in Milwaukee several years ago. An incredibly rare version of Korean map called Daedong Yeojido was discovered in the library at UWM. The map is a national treasure in Korea and nobody knows why this map has been placed at UWM before the moment that American Geographical Society Library makes public. There is a Korean language school near Greenfield in Milwaukee. Korean Baptist Church of Milwaukee has managed this program for the Korean children who are born
2015 Festival Film
Hi, Neighbor
Successful suburbanite Erin is slowly realizing that not every neighbor is super-dee-dooper.
2015 Festival Film
A Dubious Night
At a local tavern, unhappy citizens share their hopes and dreams.
Directed by Amardeep Kaleka International Drama/ African/ Young Adult 30m
Directed by Bonnie Janelle Domestic Violence Drama/ Black Youth/| Urban 8m
Directed by Danny Villanueva Jr Horror/ Latino / Youth/ Urban 4m
Directed by Rubin Whitmore II Race Drama/ Black/White/ Adult/ Urban 10m
Directed by Hisonni Johnson Sports Drama/ Black/White/| Adult/| Urban 8m
Dave and Crystal have just finished their first date. Years of romantic failures have stunted both of them as they try to come face to face with their feelings for each other. It's all going well until Dave's roommate shows up and the night get uncomfortable and awkward. Can they work through their issues and find true love?
James Causey
Session 2: 8:30pm Voices Heard! (Ages 16 & up)
Death After Life Directed by Rubin Whitmore II
Fight Night Legacy Directed by Hisonni Johnson
watch film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw7sCfZZbzI
Something Under the Christmas Tree Directed by Danny Villanueva Jr
watch film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5wvuj0OcKc
Redemption Directed by Jezse Galan
Adolescence Directed by Darren Cole
Spare Change Directed by Kenny Lawrence
D for Dezire Directed by Bonnie Janelle
watch film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96EaHUugCKA
Modern Romance V1 Directed by Sergio Espino
Grass Between My Lips Directed by Amardeep Kaleka
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/784975
Session 3: 2:00pm (Ages 16 & up)
The Comedian Directed by Clay Weiner
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/149367914
Elk Mound Directed by Chris Mars
Dark Roast Directed by Brittany Peterson
watch film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OayINJ7koLk
Vultures in the Void Directed by Arvin Bautista
watch film here: Amazon Prime
Escape From Midwich Valley Directed by PH Debies
Juassic Swamp Directed by Grant Duffrin
watch film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkbRiU5DDX4
Pre (View) Directed by Ryan Klassa
Diana Directed by Erin O. Kay
A dramatically absurd stand-up comedy performance that destroys convention through overindulgence. Starring Johnny Pemberton.
A low-on-luck man takes a house-sitting gig in a small factory town. Soon laid off, bored and lonely, a childhood love of science and naturalism is stirred by an incredible discovery. Elk Mound, the 8th film by renown visual artist Chris Mars, speaks of the confluence of unemployment, isolation, latent passions stirred, and mental illness. Told in a the artist's signature visual style, live action is set within a unique surrealist environment built of reality, fantasy and texture.
Back in the place of her childhood, in an oddly sinister port city, a young woman plagued with traumatic memories will discover that her destiny is even more cruel than the creatures running after her...
A tense but darkly comic story about a four-way Mexican standoff in space, between three space pirates and a corrupt Consortium freighter pilot.
A regular Joe just wants his cup of jo. And in a world where coffee is illegal, that's easier said than done. "Dark Roast" follows Joe, a coffee fanatic, who will stop at nothing to get one last cup of the caffeinated drink. Trouble is brewing.
A man obsessed taking photographs of everything around him discovers that his cellphone camera can suddenly show him the world 3 minutes into the future.
2015 Festival Film
Escape From Midwich Valley
Inspired by « The Shadow Over Innsmouth » by H.P. Lovecraft
The Struggle of Libations is a short film by first time writer / director Erin Mullally and stars long-time character actor Des Braiden (The Boxer, The Tudors) alongside newcomers David McGowan and Nadia Dibbs. The film is a “dramedy” and tells the story of a man who undertakes a nighttime odyssey across Dublin while questioning his only meaningful relationship… the one he maintains with his loyal post-work pint. Eight minutes long and independently produced, cinematographer Ronan Hand and cre
Two children speculate late into the night what their parents might be doing.
Michael Paul Smith, a reclusive model builder, doesn't seem to enjoy talking about his childhood. In this short documentary about the remarkably detailed town he built by hand, Smith alludes to memories of bullying, violence, and dark family secrets. Elgin Park is a "dreamlike recreation" of his past, he says, polished with the glossy sheen of mid-century suburbia. Filmmaker Danny Yourd zeroes in on this tension, drawing it out through the relationship between Smith's childhood and his models.
A man awaiting trial receives an unexpected offer from his lawyer.
Alex, excited to have befriended the popular girl at school, will do anything to stay in her good graces. When her new friend wants to play house, Alex innocently plays along and develops feelings she doesn't understand.
A young man struggles with the balance between his love for dinosaurs and his social responsibilities.
2015 Festival Film
Elgin Park
Michael Paul Smith, a reclusive model builder, doesn't seem to enjoy talking about his childhood. In this short documentary about the remarkably detailed town he built by hand, Smith alludes to memories of bullying, violence, and dark family secrets.
Session 4: 4:00pm (Ages 16 & up)
The Struggle of Libations Directed by Erin Mullally
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/100296686
Dinosaur Directed by Spencer Ortega
Papa dans Maman (Dad in Mom) Directed by Fabrice Bracq
watch film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26C4iMxdK8U
Elgin Park Directed by Danny Yourd
Charlotte Directed by Angel Kristi Williams
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/134279831
Kaylee Directed by Brian Hollendyke
When Does Love Begin? Directed by Francisco C. Torres
watch film on Amazon Prime.
Knock Knock Directed by Thornton Bros
watch film here: http://www.themthorntons.com/films
Session 5: 6:00pm (Ages 16 & up)
Super Deluxe Directed by Mark Maj
Jesuarus Rex Directed by Mark Irving
Winterlude Directed by Gergory Bishop
watch an excerpt from the film here: https://vimeo.com/127551438
Interplanetary Directed by Bryce O'Boyle
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/128692577
Jerk Chicken Directed by Greg Kuper & Jarrod Crooks
watch film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aMPDsvED9Q
R.P. M. 2 Directed by Ryan Fox
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/101358524
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! Directed by Charlie Tyrell
The Great Outdoors Directed by Anthony Wood & Claudia Looze
Random Thoughts Directed by Eivind Landsvik
A Lounge Singer with a odd name has a strange past
An abstract, surrealist narrative: a young woman retreats into her subconscious sanctuary to escape the impending fate of a worldwide cataclysm. Drifting between a dark limbo and tranquil forests, she discovers that her real world fears are seeping into her sanctuary, manifesting themselves in frightening ways.
A player learns the hard way that you don't dip your chocolate into another man's peanut butter. Entered into the 2014 Project Greenlight competition.
A kaleidoscopic video experiment utilizing the revolutions of a car tire.
In the late seventies David Boswell created Reid Fleming, the World’s Toughest Milkman, a comic book anti-hero and counter culture icon. By the following decade, Warner Brothers was preparing a Hollywood feature film. Now, over 30 years later, the character is still mired in contractual limbo, or development hell. Narrated by Academy Award-Winner Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, Stop Making Sense), I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! combines stop motion animations with interviews from
Devil-may-care gadabout W.B. Pennywinkle tries his hand at camping. A real "fish out of water" tale made for the Madison 2014 48 Hour Film Festival. Anthony Wood won "Best Wisconsin Film" with Patrick Holland for the short film, Baden Krunk at our 2011 Festival.
2015 Festival Film
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
This short documentary describes how a beloved comic book anti-hero Reid Fleming was created and why his character may never flourish on the silver screen.
Dave and Crystal have just finished their first date. Years of romantic failures have stunted both of them as they try to come face to face with their feelings for each other. It's all going well until Dave's roommate shows up and the night get uncomfortable and awkward. Can they work through their issues and find true love?
Alan (Johnny Vegas) searches for answers in all the wrong places and this time he thinks he's found them...on the internet in the form of a highly trained deadly assassin. But he's about to learn the true price of entering the 'dark_net'. Tom Marshall previously won Best Film in 2008 for bigboy_74, and he screened Happy Clapper at our 2011 festival.
A man invites his friend over one night to show off his latest invention: a trap for catching aliens
A man failing to connect to life, goes into a self induced trip to get a part of himself back, through emotion, metaphor, and triumph.
A seemingly unremarkable man spends a day taking a bizarre test at a mysterious facility. Through his day he interacts with the odd, detached employees of the facility, guiding him from section to section, obscuring the intentions or duration of the test.
Breaking through the self-constructed barriers that isolate us and touching the human being beyond--the dream of any interpersonal relationship. How do we make this dream a reality? In this short film by J&J Productions, we follow a man who wishes to be left alone with his thoughts, drawings, and dreams. Until he is greeted one day by a saleswoman who guarantees to improve his life with a necklace. With the incentive of hope, the man tries to go out and recreate his dream in reality. But dreams
2015 Best Ensemble
Here's Jane
An original short comedy created by JoLane Lentz
2015 Best Director/Honorary Mention
The Trap
A man invites his friend over one night to show off his latest invention: a trap for catching aliens.
2015 Best Wisconsin Film
Hero in Limbo
A man failing to connect to life, goes into a self induced trip to get a part of himself back, through emotion, metaphor, and triumph.
Session 6: 8:00pm Juried Films (Ages 16 & up)
Modern Romance V1 Directed by Sergio Espino
Little Gary's Mole Directed by Wil Loper & Dustin Hardy
The Trap Directed by Dick Grunert
Hero in Limbo Directed by Van Campbell
Dreamers Directed by JT Backes
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/124664116
Here's Jane Directed by JoLane Lentz & Bobby Hewitt
Wózek (The Cart) Directed by Patrik Eriksson
watch film here: https://vimeo.com/130212410
Dark_Net Directed by Tom Marshall
watch trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_zl4t7ajl0