Teething Problems (2022)
Tired of her housemate stealing her toiletries, Darcy takes a twisted revenge in this darkly comic parody of a 'How To' video. Filmed chronologically on a single roll of 8mm film as part of the Straight8 Film Competition, where it premiered as part of the Top 25 London Screening.
Awards and Nominations
Absurd Film Festival 2023
Winner: Best Comedy Film (April/May Award) - Kristian Fitsall
Austin Micro Short Film Festival 2022
Nominee: Best Comedy Film - Kristian Fitsall
Georgia Comedy Film Festival 2022
Winner: Best Comedy Micro Film - Kristian Fitsall
IndieX Film Festival 2022
Winner: Best Microfilm - Kristian Fitsall
Winner: Best Producer - David Freedman
Winner: Best Production Design - Zoe Cavendish
Winner: Outstanding Achievement Award for Production Design - Zoe Cavendish
Oregon Short Film Festival
Nominee: Best Micro Comedy Film - Kristian Fitsall
Stranger Days Independent Film Festival
Nominee: Best Micro-Short (Jury Award) - Kristian Fitsall
Nominee: Best Horror-Comedy (Jury Award) - Kristian Fitsall
Nominee: Best International Short (Jury Award) - Kristian Fitsall
Credits
Starring Lydia Hourihan, Georgina McGuigan and Richard Savage.
Written and Directed by Kristian Fitsall
Produced by David Freedman
Original Music by Danyal Dhondy
Cinematography by Nicolás Lejtreger
Production Design by Zoe Cavendish
Makeup Prosthetics Design by Amanda Mason
On-set Make Up by Teryne Philip
Script Supervision by Abdoulie Mboob
Assistant Camera: Charlie Cookson
Lighting Technicians: Pauline Gefin & Benjamin Hart
Production Assistant: Tyra Hartman
Teething Problems screened at the following festivals/Competitions:
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Absurd Film Festival
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Anatolia International Film Festival
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Austin Micro Film Festival
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Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
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Azure Lorica Film Festival
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Bedford International Film festival
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Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival
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Brighton Rocks Film Festival
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Die Laughing Film Festival
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Essex Film Collective
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Georgia Comedy Film Festival
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Hex After Dark Film Festival
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Houston Comedy Film Festival
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IndieX Film Festival
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International Sound & Film Music Festival
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International Shorts
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London International Monthly Film Festival
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London Rocks
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Midnight Soul Film Festival
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Oregon Short Film Festival
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Shorts on Tap London
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Short Sweet Film Fest
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Sofia Art Film Awards
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Simply Indie Film Festival
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Spark Micro-Short Film Festival
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Straight 8
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Stranger Days Independent Film Festival
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Southend on Sea Film Festival
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Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival
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United States Super 8 Film and Digital Video Festival
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