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A snarky critic navigates violent personalities and inflamed egos while incarcerated at a prison for the arts.

A man hires a topless maid.

A meager apology tests a woman's fortitude to forgive in this expertly deadpan comedy that wittily articulates the oft selfish objectives that belie performative remorse.

A well-renowned barber meets the son he never knew he had, thirty years after his birth. Work, love and life collide as they adjust to life as a new family.

Anthony, a real temp, is hired at Rockin' Grandma's Hot Sauce (a fake company) for its annual retreat - the final one for the company's CEO Doug before retirement. Doug's son Dougie Jr. struggles to prove his leadership abilities while a polished private-equity team courts the company for acquisition.

On their first night of marriage, a wife tells her husband about an ancient curse on the women in her family that threatens very specific calamity should their husbands lie, and justifiably skeptical, the husband decides to test the truth of the story.

A man develops an intimate relationship with a female android.

Terry the Tomboy centers around a confident, bacon-loving and shower-deficient tomboy whose summer goal is to win the county fair pie-eating contest. After meeting her new neighbor Brett (Charlie Depew, The Amazing Spiderman), she isn’t so interested in pie anymore and realizes the worst thing has happened — she’s a tomboy who has fallen in love.

A tumultuous relationship reaches its tipping point.

A sudden change in a child's behavior threatens to tear a picture-perfect family apart.

An ex mobster reflects on love and loss after spending 32 years in prison.

An aspiring teenage filmmaker gets hired by a production company to make sketch comedy for teens.

An aspiring entrepreneur, Gilbert lost all hope after being dumped on Christmas day. Gilbert decides to kill himself and heads to the mall to buy rope. While there, he discovers how expensive it is to take a picture with the mall Santa and decides on one last act of goodwill — dressing up like Santa himself and offering poor families (“with only one car”) the opportunity to take a picture with him for free. His suicide plans are delayed even further when he’s propositioned mysteriously by an odd fellow to come to his home and help out his wife.

An abusive theater director casts his girlfriend in the lead role of his next play.

A struggling actor suffering from an ear infection blames everyone but himself for his troubles.

An aging mother finds herself at a moral crossroads when a birthday card is sent to her by mistake.