sketch

Sketch

Year 2010
Runtime 75 mins
Language English

Directors, cast and crew in attendance - Q&A will follow the screening

PG - Crude Content.

Showbiz is a harsh mistress. That was the lesson for the improvisors in Sketch, a sketch-comedy group whose jokes were about as inspired as its name. Except, that is, for Andrew Phung, who switched from bad puns to racial catchphrases and rode the rice-rocket to success.

Two years after the group’s acrimonious split, Phung is living in Los Angeles while the rest of Sketch has put its dreams of fame and fortune squarely in the past. But when the group’s punster-in-chief, Jeffrey Patrick, has a mysterious encounter with what may or may not be a wise mystic, he’s inspired to get the group back together. The question is, will he stay true to his dream of a world where wholesome wordplay reins supreme, or will he succumb to the dark side of easy, race-based laughs?

For its feature debut, Calgary-based comedy troupe Sciencebear has thrown away the safety net, shooting on a budget of less than $1,000 and using an entirely improvised script. Heavy on Calgary scenery, absurdism and atrocious puns, SKETCH is a testament to the DIY potential in indie filmmaking today.

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Countries

Canada
Festivals
Official Selection Edmonton International Film Festival 2010
Director
Ian Day, Juan Delgado, Jeffrey D'Silva, Tyler Fraser, Derek Hovinga, Felix Oltean, Andrew Phung, Scott Townend
Producer
Scott Townend, Ian Day, Tyler Fraser, Juan Delgado, Jeffrey D'Silva, Derek Hovinga, Felix Oltean, Andrew Phung
Screenwriter
Ian Day, Scott Townend, Tyler Fraser, Felix Oltean, Juan Delgado, Jeff D'Silva, Derek Hovinga,
Cinematographer
Felix Oltean, Scott Townend
Editor
Scott Townend, Ian Day
Cast
Ian Day, Scott Townened, Juan Delgado