“kim’s big date” short film // directing, writing, editing (2019)
Kim's Big Date is a short romantic comedy starring Kim Quindlen and Alex Moss. I wrote, directed and edited this film because I wanted to make something sincere and funny.
It premiered at the Windy City International Film Festival, where it won Best Chicago Comedy, before going on to screen at 12 more festivals across the U.S.
Director’s Statement:
As a late bloomer and a chronically slow mover, I spent a lot of adolescence dispensing advice and picking out outfits for my Sexually Advanced friends.
When I began dating, I found it so sweet how those same friends celebrated my tiny victories (one text! one kiss!) with sincere enthusiasm and interest. At times, it felt like a group of respected geologists eagerly surrounding a homemade science fair volcano.
I wanted to make a movie that celebrates how deeply my friends and I have been involved in each other’s lives, especially when navigating choppy, unknown romantic waters. They psych me up, calm me down, ghostwrite my texts, and lint-roll my pants.
Kim’s Big Date celebrates that early period of a relationship where your friends are as much a part of the journey as the person you like. Every date is a group project. And no matter how the date goes, there’s so much solace and sweetness in the fact that at the end of the night, you get to scream about it with your pals.
Festival Screenings:
2019
Windy City International Film Festival (Chicago, IL) - WINNER, BEST CHICAGO COMEDY
Atlanta Comedy Film Festival (Atlanta, GA)
Nightpiece Film Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland)
No Coast Film Festival (Emporia, KS)
Lake County Film Festival (Grayslake, IL)
Hobnobben Film Festival (Fort Wayne, IN) NOMINATED, BEST SHORT FILM
Florida Comedy Film Festival (Boca Raton, Florida) - WINNER, Special Jury Silver Award
GRRL HAUS CINEMA (Berlin, Germany)
Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival
Deep Focus Film Festival (Brooklyn, NY)
Twister Alley Film Festival (Woodward, OK)
Chicago Onscreen 2020
Milledgeville-Eatonton Film Festival
