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The Dody Show
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 8 min

Created by: Carrie Preston
Plays In: COMEDY 7
Interests:
Comedy

 

Dody, a strong, sexy, trashy, and weathered chick, has to deal with the fallout when she gets tagged in an XTube video of her husband, Dewayne, and her best friend, Donut. When the video goes viral and Dody’s life falls apart, her brother Willie and hired ex-cop Aubrey help her to get revenge and to get her life back. The Dody Show is a darkly comic look at how overblown reality TV has become. Read More

Screenings

Wed, Oct 24, 7:15PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1  
Thu, Oct 25, 7:15PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1  


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From Adam
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 22 min

Created by: Stephen Soroka and Will Bozarth
Plays In: COMEDY 11
Interests:
Comedy

 

Ten years ago, Adam left home determined to never become one of those people who lives in the same town they grew up in. But after his life implodes, he has no choice but to come back home. When he’s not welcomed back with open arms, Adam has to choose whether to go back and resume his (somewhat empty) lifestyle or stay and try and fix the relationships with the people he deserted a decade ago. Read More

Screenings

Tue, Oct 23, 6:00PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1  
Fri, Oct 26, 7:30PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  


Funemployment
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 10 min

Created by: Kevin Burke
Plays In: COMEDY 1
Interests:
Comedy

 

Three 20-something friends deal with the day-to-day adventures in a world where being young and jobless is the norm. Unemployment is the backdrop, while their adventures (using each other for personal gain, scamming strangers, or just entertaining themselves to pass the time) are what put the "Fun" in Funemployment. Read More

Screenings

Mon, Oct 22, 7:30PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  
Thu, Oct 25, 8:30PM 92Y Tribeca Screening Room  


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Galaxy Comics
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 16 min

Created by: Kevin McMullin and Jacey Heldrich
Plays In: COMEDY 1
Interests:
Comedy Musical

 

Fantasy and reality collide in this musical comedy that celebrates nerd culture and the people who love it. At a small, struggling comic book shop, store manager Seth must contend with eager fanboys while attempting to quell the crush he has on his coworker, Tina. Will it work? Will his love be requited? Will everyone express their hidden feelings through song? Find out all the answers and MORE in Galaxy Comics. Read More

Screenings

Mon, Oct 22, 7:30PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  
Thu, Oct 25, 8:30PM 92Y Tribeca Screening Room  


Gary Teaches Guitar
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 10 min

Created by: Stephen Levinson, Dave Croatto, Ed Mundy, Andrew Lin and Tony Zaret
Plays In: COMEDY 9
Interests:
Comedy

 

Gary Teaches Guitar is the story of Gary, a man singularly obsessed with the production of his guitar tutorial web series. Even as he’s surrounded by government conspiracies, alien invasions, and murderous clone soldiers, he sees everything only in terms of how it will affect his next guitar lesson. Read More

Screenings

Thu, Oct 25, 6:00PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1  
Fri, Oct 26, 9:45PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1  


Guitar God

Pilot, 12 min

Created by: Matt Kenchington
Plays In: COMEDY 10
Interests:
Comedy

 

Guitar God is trying to live out his (perhaps delusional) guitar fantasies all while egregiously disregarding his real-world responsibilities. His online tutorials haven’t quite gone viral, and his demands, along with his rigid rock and roll morals, have gotten him kicked out of his fair share of bands. Will he be able to make enough money to stay in his brother’s attic, or will he be relegated to the garage? Read More

Screenings

Wed, Oct 24, 8:45PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  
Fri, Oct 26, 7:15PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1  


Gymratz

Pilot, 28 min

Created by: JD Arnott and Hunter Phillips
Plays In: COMEDY 3
Interests:
Comedy

 

Self-generated chaos and idiocy is the norm at Gauntlet Fitness, a suburban Chicago gym where the trainers and staff are just as crazy as the clients. Gymratz, a half-hour, single-camera comedy with an acerbic tone, follows the dysfunctional members that make up the Gauntlet Fitness family. Read More

Screenings

Tue, Oct 23, 7:15PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1  
Wed, Oct 24, 6:00PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1  


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Hamsters
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 22 min

Created by: Damian Lanigan
Plays In: COMEDY 8
Interests:
Comedy

 

Simon Bender is a hapless, slightly posh Englishman adrift in hip, brownstone Brooklyn. He seeks meaning in a life dominated by a bad marriage, a distant relationship with his young daughter, social insecurity, and a stalled career as an arthouse documentarian. When his weird, truth-telling Iowan brother-in-law comes to town, Simon is forced to come to terms with his bourgeois self-delusions. Read More

Screenings

Tue, Oct 23, 8:30PM 92Y Tribeca Screening Room  
Wed, Oct 24, 6:15PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  


Happy Darling
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 13 min

Created by: Roderick Fransham
Plays In: COMEDY 10
Interests:
Comedy Sketch

 

Both high energy and subtle, Happy Darling depicts the anxieties, joys and confusions of modern life through a series of comedic shorts that follow Roderick as he embarks on an adventure that’s deeper than just broad slapstick. This pilot episode incorporates music, dance and scripted shorts to establish the tone of the series. Read More

Screenings

Wed, Oct 24, 8:45PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  
Fri, Oct 26, 7:15PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1  


How to Get Lost
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 7 min

Created by: Alec Pinkston
Plays In: NONSCRIPTED 2
Interests:
Nonscripted

 

How To Get Lost isn't a history lesson or a culinary tour, it is a 24 hour documentary style exploration of exciting destinations at home and abroad. Host Alec Pinkston seeks out the kind of adventure you can only find when you leave the guidebook at home and let instinct be your guide. Read More

Screenings

Thu, Oct 25, 8:45PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  
Fri, Oct 26, 7:45PM 92Y Tribeca Screening Room  


Hunters
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 21 min

Created by: Nathan Floody
Plays In: ANIMATION 2
Interests:
Animation Comedy

 

Jon, Denny, and Addie are all young and new to the world of corporate headhunting. Their boss, a sleazy salesman straight out of Glengarry Glen Ross, will literally do or say anything to make a sale. When the top recruiters at the company abruptly leave, Jon and his friends are thrust into recruiting top candidates for major companies. They have no idea what they're getting into. Read More

Screenings

Mon, Oct 22, 6:15PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  
Tue, Oct 23, 8:45PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  


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In Session with Jonathan Pessin
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 26 min

Created by: Jonathan Pessin
Plays In: COMEDY 4
Interests:
Comedy

 

Jonathan sweats the small stuff, the big stuff and everything in between. He’s searching for the perfect therapist to fix him, the perfect girl to complete him and the perfect vintage object to fill the void in his life. When Jonathan's not seeing multiple therapists, he's out saging the world, one person at a time. Read More

Screenings

Mon, Oct 22, 7:15PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1  
Fri, Oct 26, 6:00PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1  


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Jersey Ice
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 7 min

Created by: Maestro Film Productions
Plays In: NONSCRIPTED 2
Interests:
Nonscripted

 

One of the most impressive teams ever assembled in minor league hockey, The New Jersey Outlaws hit the ice in their inaugural season, determined to win the championship. The action spills off the ice as the boys find plenty of trouble and good times wherever they go, living up to their Outlaw name. Read More

Screenings

Thu, Oct 25, 8:45PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  
Fri, Oct 26, 7:45PM 92Y Tribeca Screening Room  


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The King of URLs
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 22 min

Created by: Daniel Klein
Plays In: COMEDY 13
Interests:
Comedy

 

The King of URLs follows the meteoric rise of Alexander GiMetti, pitchman extraordinaire, as he becomes the premier salesman of web domains and a self-proclaimed Internet Superstar. Follow the story of an aging huckster’s love for his son and his desperate attempts to disguise his true nature long enough to raise his boy. Read More

Screenings

Thu, Oct 25, 6:15PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  
Fri, Oct 26, 8:45PM 92Y Tribeca Screening Room  


King Temp
Independent Pilot Competition
Pilot, 9 min

Created by: Nick Turner and Jason Saenz
Plays In: COMEDY 10
Interests:
Comedy

 

King Temp follows 30-something Nick, who's never had a full-time job in his life. He does, however, know how to take advantage of the temporary employment lifestyle by taking naps anywhere he can, dating and dumping co-workers, going all day without lifting a finger, and snagging free lunch from the break room. Not bad for someone making less than $30K a year. He may be a temp, but at least he's the King Temp. Read More

Screenings

Wed, Oct 24, 8:45PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 2  
Fri, Oct 26, 7:15PM Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1