These seven excellent short films run the gamut of what the comedy genre can contain: from the absurd to the cringey, from the relatable to the discomforting — there’s even a couple of solid jump scares in here. ABB is a great place to kick off this year’s festival – especially if you happen to enjoy beer – and the pizza oven out back will be open, too! This screening will be followed by a talkback with attending filmmakers, and includes the films (not necessarily screening in this order):

’98 Honda, directed by Christian Banda *
The Blank, directed by Peter Sapira **
Call Me Matthew, directed by Remy Cayuela
The Doer, directed by Richard Williams ***
Safety State, directed by Jeanette L. Buck
Shook, directed by Joel Rosen ****
Spooky Crew, directed by Erin Broussard

* Director Christian Banda plans to attend the talkback and represent his film ’98 Honda
** Writer/Director Peter Sapira plans to attend the talkback and represent his film The Blank
*** Writer/Director Richard Williams plans to attend the talkback and represent his film The Doer
**** Writer/Director Joel Rosen plans to attend the talkback and represent his film Shook