Nov 08, 2017 lunch ladies, a dark and crude film that becomes bright and comical. With a scene of soomeone plunged to death and the two lunch ladies scared of getting caught with a dead body. Horror comedy lunch ladies is now available on amazon prime. Once the lunch ladies have all they can take from the smart mouth kids an accident occurs. Logan triumphs in the delivery, making dark and morbid humor work at its finest. Not only is the film a short only 19 minutes long but also, its not currently available for everyone to watch. In this video, we discuss the short film lunch ladies, which we got to see an awesome sneak peak of. Nov 05, 2019 ladies powerlunched in boucle at the tribeca chanel womens filmmaker program luncheon. Logans short film, lunch ladies simplifies his characters and dramatizes their emotions, in what seems to be an effort to prevent viewers. We were there premiering im dreaming of a white doomsday and of course had to attend the horror comedy shorts block, a decision that paid off tremendously.
So, it is easy to understand the story in ten minutes. Clarissa jacobson and jm logans lunch ladies eligible for. Logans new horrorcomedy lunch ladies is a hilarious bloodsoaked journey that is the exact right length. Johnny depp is behind the madness of killer short lunch ladies sort of. After premiering at this years hollyshorts film festival, the black comedy short lunch ladies has been garnering rave. The new indie horror short lunch ladies is making the rounds at the film festivals, and one viewing will convince you that it needs to be a. Writer clarissa jacobson excels with the story and characters. Nineteen minutes might be enough time to decide whether a movie is. An awardwinning femaleled short film making waves in the festivals around the world, lunch ladies tells the story of two burnt out high school lunch ladies. For more information on horrorquest, or to submit your own film, please visit our website below. Logan deliver a hysterically dark story that should resonate with anyone whos ever had the displeasure of digesting mystery meat, or experience the mania associated with extreme fa. She will talk about her experience with short film distribu. Due in large part to its effortless blend of horror and humor no mean feat, clarissa jacobson and joshua m.
The harvard crimson sat down with clarissa jacobson to discuss her short film, lunch ladies, and the process of combining comedy and horror. Two burnt out high school lunch ladies do whatever it bloody takes on their. And this is where this fantastic short feature places us. Nidhi does not like the home made lunch box but gouris nomadic life circles back in nidhis dream. This is known throughout the film and even acknowledged at one point which was fantastic. Even with the dingy world of the lunch room serving as its backdrop, lunch ladies is a wellpolished short that sports a high and glossy production value honorable mention to the depp memorabilia. Jan 05, 2018 written by clarissa jacobson and directed by j. Lunch ladies is the best short film ive seen all year, and easily one of the best to come across my sites team since its inception. Sep 26, 2017 two burnt out high school lunch ladies do whatever it bloody takes on their quest to become johnny depps personal chefs.
A short film starring louise peterhoff, caroline lagerfelt, dragomir mrsic. Two burnt out high school lunch ladies do whatever it bloody takes on their quest to become johnny depps. Short horror comedy lunch ladies is on amazon prime. Johnny depp is behind the madness of killer short lunch. Hastings natives lunch ladies to show at renowned horror. Lunch ladies 2017 horror short what would johnny depp do. As i said in the intro lunch ladies is a horror comedy that runs just shy of 20 minutes. The five women have grown old coming together, every other month or so for the last thirty or more years, around one anothers table. Seretta donna pieroni and louanne mary manofsky are put upon lunch ladies, both of whom are absurdly obsessed with johnny depp. At the time of this posting, lunch ladies has no less than 20 awards and accolades to its credit, including the coveted best editing award at this years rhode island film festival, best director at hollywood horrorfest, and best north american short at nevermore film festival. Program 2018 clermontferrand international short film festival official selection 2018 flickerfest international short film festival best short film 2018 silver scream festival best director 2018 oregon scream week jury award winner, best north american short 2018 nevermore film fest.
Some movies are too short, some are too long, and some are just right. Lunch ladies is a short film about two burnt out high school lunch ladies who do whatever it bloody. Lunch ladies takes scores best editing honor at the rhode. For the past twenty years, obsessed johnny depp fans and fraternal twin sisters, seretta and louanne burr, have shared a miserable existence as high school. An awardwinning femaleled short film making waves in the festivals around the world, lunch ladies tells the story of two burnt out high school lunch ladies who do whatever it bloody takes on their quest to become johnny depps personal chefs. Oct 30, 2018 lunch ladies is a short film about two burnt out high school lunch ladies who do whatever it bloody takes on their quest to become johnny depps personal chefs. Two burnt out high school lunch ladies do whatever it bloody takes on their quest to become johnny depps personal chefs. Lunch ladies served best comedic horror at nightmares film. Winner of best horror comedy short at the dragoncon independent film festival and atlanta horror film. Lunch ladies 2017 airfare not included scaretissue. Jul 03, 2018 a comedyhorror short film, if done well, is a certain hit at film festivals, and thats proving to be the case for this fun little gem from director j. Lunch ladies just premiered at the hollyshorts film festival and i couldnt be happier to be one continue reading. In the heart of the school kitchen, where two lunch ladies, seretta donna pieroni and louanne mary manofsky bust a gut to serve the hungry horde with a crap amount of decent food and very little recognition to go along with it.
Many times that means the product skimps on the blood and gore absolutely not the case here. A turn for the worse calgary underground film festival. Best short film 2018 silver scream festival best director 2018 oregon scream week jury award winner, best north american short 2018 nevermore film fest best horror comedy short 2017 nightmares film festival best horror comedy short 2017 atlanta horror film festival best horror comedy short 2017 south african horrorfest. I thought that the way of filming has a result to make me interested. Logan, lunch ladies is a horrorcomedy short film that is in a class of its own when it comes to indie shorts. Seretta donna pieroni and louanne mary manofsky are two long time lunch ladies who are beside themselves with excitement.
The film will also show at the hollyshorts film festival in hollywood and tulsa american film festival, where jacobson said she hopes to gain interest in funding a featurelength film. Two burnt out high school lunch ladies do whatever it bloody takes on their quest to become johnny. On the final day one pair of filmmakers will receive full. Lunch ladies serves up a bland helping arts the harvard. Logan deliver a hysterically dark story that should resonate with anyone whos ever had the displeasure of digesting mystery meat, or experience the. Written and produced by clarissa jacobson directed by j. Ladies powerlunched in boucle at the tribeca chanel womens. The film has light humor scattered throughout that really makes this bloody short stand out. Dark humor a grisly twist in lunch ladies does little to dampen the film s humor. Jan 25, 2018 the lunch ladies killing and feeding students to other students is almost a parody of sweeney todd. Thought it is a few dialogue, the character has an expressive face. Gianni di gregorios midaugust lunch is a slight but charming tale of a cash strapped man played by and not altogether unrelated to di gregorio who finds himself as a character also called gianni entertaining four elderly, eccentric and often wilful ladies and making them lunch in order to repay favours done by friends who want to find ways.
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