Reel Queer: The People's Joker + Phobosplunker (short)

The People’s Joker:

Directed by Vera Drew

Starring Vera Drew, Lynn Downey, Kane Distler, Bob Odenkirk

Director / co-writer Vera Drew stars alongside Tim Heidecker, Bob Odenkirk and many others in this revolutionary DIY parody film. The People’s Joker’s hilarious reimagining of the classic autobiographical coming-of-age story follows an unconfident, closeted trans girl as she moves to Gotham to make it big as a comedian, joining the cast of government-sanctioned sketch show UCB Live, in a world where comedy has been outlawed.

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Phobosplunker (short):

Directed by Bee Mulvihill

Phobosplunker is an animated comedy horror short film that follows Deimos; a spaghetti hungry inventor, who must traverse the inside of her own mind in order to track down the source of her sudden wormy hallucinations. These horrors threaten the fabric of her mind, and her appetite.