All Shorts Written with Dashiell Combs
Submitted to Competitions
CROOKED SMILE
When an offbeat pizza delivery boy hears a girl whimpering in a house, he becomes curious. When given the chance to run or be a hero, he surprises even himself.
(Second Place)
THE PAINTER
A 19th Century artist, unable to stem the attack of voices and visions at night, must finish his latest painting to survive his inner demons.
(Fourth Place)
EUGENE
Eugene can’t work up the courage to speak to his crush. Thankfully, his proclivity for getting injured gives him plenty of second chances.
THE FUTURE OF FAME
In the future, the most popular game among young adults will reward winning players with incredible fame and fortune. The same reward will be given to anyone who kills the player.
(Second Place)
COMING BACK
A doctor takes her patient on a roller coaster ride in an attempt to help repair his memory.
CHOCOLATE FOR CHURCHILL (OPTIONED)
A German man reflects on his life during a mission to assassinate Winston Churchill.
(First Place)
OFF THE SHELF
A heinous plot is discovered by two small toys with big hearts.
(First Place)
A BREAK IN ROUTINE
A former Air Force instructor has become defined by his habits. As he loses his routine, he begins to lose himself.
(Award Winner)
CLEAN BREAK
Two rival robbers compete to secure different fortunes until one of them shows up with a different prize in mind.
(First Place)
THE CHICKEN AND THE WOLF
After centuries of outsmarting the carnivores in nursery rhymes, the plant eaters have to ask for a favor in order to survive the humans.
(4th Place)
A DAY IN JUNE
In 1848 France, the middle class closes the National Workshops in order to save on taxes, causing the lower class to riot in protest of losing their jobs. As the violence rises, two countrymen play a deadly game of football...
(5th Place)
A STORY FOR HOPE
A message in a bottle begins a story that a young girl will never forget.
SKIP DAY
For the school truancy officer, Skip Day is much more than children cutting class and playing outside. It represents old memories and new danger.
(2nd Place)
THE PRICE OF RAISING KIDS
Surprised by the quality of a 4th grade band concert, one parent tries to make the fine print work in his favor.
(2nd Place)
WHAT’S BUILT CAN BREAK
Visions of a neglected girl's future come to a quiet construction worker with each brick that he lays.
(Award Winner)
POLITICAL PORK
Two Indiana politicians get creative in order to protest a newly implemented federal bacon tax.
(10th Place)
A SHOW IN STRENGTH
"A man uses his imagination to endure torture."
MISSING PERSONS
When the man printing the posters of missing people around town stumbles upon an actual missing person, he makes himself a target for a gross black market operation.