Laugh Your Ath Off Comedy Shorts 1 - Sponsored by Leslie Jones Law
Thursday, August 27, 2026 9:00 PM @ Live Wire Athens
Comedy short films from around the world.
Sponsored by Leslie Jones Law
Visit: https://www.lesliejoneslaw.com/
Balloon Animals See Film Listing
Two grocery store employees have a helium-fueled encounter with a late-night customer.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 6 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Anna Baumgarten |
| Producer: | Katie Wicker |
| Screenwriter: | Anna Baumgarten |
| Cast: | Angela Giovann Giarratana, Izzi Rojas, Kelsi Roberts |
Chet Bueller: Attorney at Law See Film Listing
A lawyer enlists the help of his former client to get his dog back from the clutches of his ex-wife.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 14 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Dylan Arnow |
| Producer: | Dylan Arnow, Adam Bussell, Aaron Klisman |
| Screenwriter: | Dylan Arnow |
| Cast: | Andrew Colford, Peter Levine, Katie O'Hagan, Sang Kim, Adam Bussell, Spencer Wider |
| Cinematographer: | Cinematographer: Lucas D. Miller |
| Editor: | Editor: Brad A. Kinnan |
Cold Hands See Film Listing
A simple coffee shop request for an insulated cardboard sleeve spirals into a heated discussion about entitlement, love and loss.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 7 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Sam Hyatt |
| Producer: | Marcelle Marais, Shélah Larson |
| Screenwriter: | |
| Cast: | John Lawrence Clark, Claire Canada, Davied Morales |
| Cinematographer: | Luke Kreger |
I Love You, Bro See Film Listing
Longtime best friends Connor and Zeke debate whether men should say "I love you" to their friends.
Showings:
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 9 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Sam Morgan |
| Producer: | Isabelle Rubendall |
| Screenwriter: | Sam Morgan |
| Cast: | Lucas Patterson, Grayson Hensley, Sloane Sinkule |
UN-DEAD See Film Listing
A zombie outbreak is ruining Jane's first day at her new job, but she does something desperate and crazy that changes everything in funny and unexpected ways.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 9 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Bo Webb |
| Producer: | Genie Mason, Tyler Zibaie |
| Screenwriter: | Mack Webb, Bo Webb |
| Cast: | Kelley Pereira, Brian Huskey |
| Cinematographer: | Bo McKenzie |
What Happens in Vegas See Film Listing
A suburban goth goes to great lengths to find out “what happens in Vegas.”
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 6 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Jewell Karinen |
| Producer: | Margaret Borchert |
| Screenwriter: | Jewell Karinen |
| Cast: | Jewell Karinen, Belle Adams, Bradford Wilson |
| Cinematographer: | Paula Crichton De Alba |