Program 2
COMEDY
Bubbly
United Kingdom / Comedy / 12 mins
Director: Tom Haines
Writer: Tom Haines
Producer: Natalia Guarín
Cast: Barry Ward, Anoushka Lucas
Barry Ward and Anoushka Lucas star in this dramedy about a small time music manager, Ray, about to make it big with singer-songwriter Cas as she prepares to play her break-out gig. But Cas has other ideas. Backstage, with dreams of fame and fortune flowing like cheap champagne, we witness the festivities and the fireworks as their relationship is tested, and Ray does everything he can to hold on to his one shot.
Karate Belt
United States / Comedy / 12 mins
Director: Stephen Huff
Writer: Stephen Huff
Producer: Sarah Huff
Cast: Dymyll Jones
An eccentric man finds a discarded karate belt, and when he dons it, becomes the neighborhood vigilante superhero in his own mind. However, his attempts to do good lead him to find out he is not as tough as he thinks he is.

Piñata
Australia / Comedy / 11 mins
Director: Ted Deacey
Producer: Sophie Booth, Lauren Nichols
Cast: Francis Greenslade
A mild-mannered man crashes a child's birthday party where he discovers one last source of joy in his simple existence... the act of destroying piñatas.