1
2
3
4
5
SPARRING PARTNER
Directed by J.J. KANDEL
Written by NEIL LABUTE
With CECILY STRONG and KEILYN DURREL JONES
When a long flirtation between two co-workers comes to a head durning a revealing lunch break in the park, who gets to walk away with their head held high?
2022 Tribeca Festival
STILL HAPPY
Directed by FRED BERNER
Written by ALAN ZWEIBEL
With SCOTT ADSIT and TOM WRIGHT
A middle-aged baseball fan goes to Delray Beach seeking out George "Happy" Haliday, a modest man who once played second base for the 1962 New York Mets. The fan has brought a baseball with him that his father caught during a game that infamous season. The ball has been signed by every member of the ‘62 team, except one...
WINNER BEST ACTOR (Scott Adsit) | 2019 Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival
THE MULBERRY BUSH
Written and Directed by NEIL LABUTE
With VICTOR SLEZAK and J.J. KANDEL
Two men sit next to each other on an autumn day in Central Park. They make small talk about the weather and the joys of summer. When the conversation turns personal, however, it becomes clear that this is no random encounter, and they are headed toward a startling confrontation.
2016 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL | Now online at: THE NEW YORKER
10 K
Written and Directed by NEIL LABUTE
With CLEA ALSIP and J.J. KANDEL
A man and a woman meet on a wooded path while on a nature walk. Is it an accident or something planned? Is it the first time or the hundredth? 10 K is a suburban mystery shot through with humor and tension and desire.
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER | 2017 Maui Film Festival
GOOD LUCK (IN FARSI)
Directed by JESSICA CUMMINGS
Written by NEIL LABUTE
With GIA CROVATIN, ELIZABETH MASUCCI and TONYE PATANO
A comic tale of two actresses vying for the same role on a television show. They sit in a casting office waiting their respective turns while looking for ways to psych each other out before their auditions. A humorous glimpse at the small, bitter rivalries we all share in life.
WINNER BEST COMEDY SHORT, BEST SCREENPLAY, & BEST ACTRESS (Gia Crovatin) | 2017 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival