Pain Staking
Adolfo Martinez Perez
United States, 2012, 10 min.
In English.
Includes violence and adult language.
Winner Best Short Film at Tenerife International Film Festival 2013 Winner Best Foreign Language Short at Madrid International Film Festival 2013 Golden Reel at 2012 Nevada Film Festival Honorable Mention at 2014 Los Angeles Movie Awards Honorable Mention at 2012 Los Angeles Film and Script Festival Finalist at 2013 Sacramento International Film Festival Finalist at 2013 Queens World Film Festival
It was a wonderful day, the sun shone, the birds chirped... until the best-friend-asking-for-a-favor from hell showed up. What starts as social drama about cancer quickly slips towards over the top, surreal dramedy. If you feel uncomfortable laughing at no laughing matter, we did our job: your discomfort is our pleasure.
Category: Comedy.
Themes: Friendship.
Saturday, April 19
The Screening Room
9:30pm
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