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Lunch Ladies

Two burnt out high school Lunch Ladies do whatever it bloody takes on their quest to become Johnny Depp's personal chefs.

  • J.M. Logan
    Director
  • Clarissa Jacobson
    Writer
  • Clarissa Jacobson
    Producer
  • Joe Bratcher
    Producer
  • Shayna Weber
    Producer
  • J.M. Logan
    Producer
  • Donna Pieroni
    Key Cast
  • Mary Manofsky
    Key Cast
  • Daisy Kershaw
    Key Cast
  • Chris Fickley
    Key Cast
  • Amelia Allwarden
    Editor
  • Chris Ekstein
    Cinematographer
  • Antoni M. March
    Music
  • Matt Falletta
    Executive Producer
  • Alicia Ho
    Production Design
  • Ray Ho
    Production Design
  • Matt Falletta
    Special Effects
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri Alex 3.2k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • HollyShorts 13th Annual Film Festival
    Hollywood
    United States
    August 13, 2017
    World Premiere
  • Tulsa American Film Festival
    Tulsa, OK
    United States
    October 11, 2017
  • Nightmares Film Festival
    Columbus
    United States
    October 19, 2017
    Best Horror Comedy Short
  • Atlanta Horror Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    October 21, 2017
    Australian
    Best Horror Comedy Short
  • Mórbido Film Festival
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    October 28, 2017
    International Premiere
  • South African Horrorfest
    Cape Town
    South Africa
    October 27, 2017
    South African Premiere
    Best Comedy Short
  • Austin Revolution Film Fest
    Austin
    United States
    September 21, 2018
    Women In Horror Best Female Drive Horror Film
  • Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    December 10, 2017
    Indian Premiere
    Best Editing
  • Famous Monsters Silver Scream Film Festival
    Santa Rosa
    United States
    February 16, 2018
    Best Short
  • Festival Pilas En Corto
    Pilas
    Spain
    December 2, 2017
    Spain Premiere
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    February 2, 2018
    French Premiere
  • Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    January 20, 2018
  • Mammoth Film Festival
    Mammoth Lakes
    United States
    February 9, 2018
  • Oregon Scream Week
    Portland
    United States
    February 16, 2018
    Best Director
  • Panic Fest
    Kansas City
    United States
    January 27, 2018
  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival
    Santa Barbara
    United States
    February 8, 2018
  • Nevermore Film Fest
    Durham
    United States
    February 24, 2018
    Best North American Short
  • MidWest WeirdFest
    Eau Claire
    United States
    March 10, 2018
    Best Short Film
  • Hexploitation Film Festival
    Hamilton
    Canada
    March 25, 2018
    Canadian
    Best Comedic Short
  • Artemis Women In Action Film Festival
    Santa Monica
    United States
    April 28, 2018
  • Imagine Film Fest
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    April 20, 2018
    Netherlands Premiere
  • Monsterpalooza
    Pasadena
    United States
    April 13, 2018
  • 20minmax International Short Film Festival
    Ingolstadt
    Germany
    April 21, 2018
    German Premiere
  • A Night Of Horror
    Sydney
    Australia
    December 2, 2017
    Australian Premiere
  • Glasgow Horror Festival
    Glasgow
    United Kingdom
    April 1, 2018
    United Kingdom Premiere
    Honorable Mention Breakout Shorts
  • BoneBat "Comedy Of Horrors" Film Fest
    Seattle
    United States
    April 14, 2018
    Viewer's Viewer's Choice Award For Best Live Action Short
  • Calgary Underground Film Festival
    Calgary
    Canada
    April 21, 2018
  • Friss Hús Budapest Int'l Short Film Festival
    Budapest
    Hungary
    April 7, 2018
    Hungarian
  • Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest
    Charleston
    United States
    May 26, 2018
    Best Short and Best Actress
  • Bentonville FIlm Festival
    Bentonville
    United States
    May 4, 2018
  • Kyiv International Short Film Fest
    Kyiv
    Ukraine
    April 27, 2018
    Ukranian
  • La Criée Tout Court - Best of Clermont-Ferrand - Tous à Table
    Marseille
    France
    April 21, 2018
  • deadCenter Film Festival
    Oklahoma City
    United States
    June 9, 2018
  • Détours en Cinécourt
    Saint-Geniès Bellevue
    France
    June 6, 2018
  • Horrorant Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    May 6, 2018
    Greek
  • KINÉ, Muestra de Cortometrajes
    Puebla
    Mexico
    May 20, 2018
  • Tromadance Detroit
    Detroit
    United States
    June 16, 2018
  • Palm Springs International ShortFest
    Palm Springs
    United States
    June 23, 2018
  • SouthSide Film Festival
    Bethlehem
    United States
    June 15, 2018
  • Post Mortem Film Festival
    Aguascalientes
    Mexico
    June 2, 2018
    Honorable Mention Red
  • Film Leben Festival
    Ilmenau
    Germany
    June 8, 2018
    Best Horror
  • Filmets
    Badalona
    United States
    October 26, 2018
  • Les Femmes Underground International Film Festival
    Phoenix
    United States
    September 1, 2018
    Best Dark Comedy
  • Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
    Bucheon
    July 14, 2018
    Asian
  • Cryptshow Festival
    Badalona
    Spain
    July 7, 2018
    Best Soundtrack
  • Scares That Care Charity Weekend
    Williamsburg
    United States
    August 4, 2018
  • 24 Risas por Segundo - Festival de Cine y Comedia
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    August 1, 2018
  • Hollywood Horrorfest
    North Hollywood
    United States
    July 29, 2018
    Best Production Design
  • Chicago Horror Film Festival
    Dekalb
    United States
    September 29, 2018
    Illinois
  • Gen Con Film Festival
    Indianapolis
    United States
    August 3, 2018
  • Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Providence
    United States
    August 10, 2018
    Rhode Island
    Best Editing
  • FilmQuest
    Provo
    United States
    September 13, 2018
    Utah
    Best Comedy Short
  • Lowlands Festival - Imagine Film Fest Shorts Showcase
    Biddinghuizen
    Netherlands
    August 19, 2018
  • HorrorHound Film Festival
    Indianapolis
    United States
    August 24, 2018
    Best Short Film
  • Fenêtres Sur Courts
    Dijon
    France
    November 22, 2018
  • NOLA Horror FIlm Festival
    New Orleans
    United States
    September 22, 2018
    Louisiana
    Women in Film & Television: Best Female Filmmaker
  • Dragon Con Independent Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    September 1, 2018
    Best Horror Comedy
  • L'Étrange Festival
    Paris
    France
    September 9, 2018
  • Fantasy Film Fest
    Berlin
    Germany
    September 8, 2018
  • MOTELx - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de Lisboa
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    September 5, 2018
    Portugal
  • Quebec City Film Festival
    Quebec City
    Canada
    September 16, 2018
    Quebec
  • Feratum Film Fest
    Tlalpujahua & Mexico City
    Mexico
    September 20, 2018
  • Women In Horror Film Festival
    Peachtree City
    United States
    October 5, 2018
    Audience Award & Best Performance
  • HorrorQuest Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    October 21, 2018
  • Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
    Strasbourg
    France
    September 15, 2018
  • SESIFF - Bloody Clermont-Ferrand Program
    Seoul
    September 15, 2018
    Seoul
  • Hell de Janeiro Film Festival
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    September 17, 2018
    Brazil
  • Planet 9 Film Festival
    Los Angels
    United States
    October 6, 2018
  • Fenêtres Sur Courts
    Dijon
    France
    November 23, 2018
  • Bend Film Festival
    Bend
    United States
    October 12, 2018
  • Twin Cities Film Festival
    Twin Cities
    United States
    October 18, 2018
    Minnesota Premiere
    Finalist Best Short, Finalist Bill Murray Comedy Award
  • Fano Film Festival
    Fano
    Italy
    October 20, 2018
    Italian
    Best Foreign Short Film & Best Actresses
  • Soirée Du Court
    Saint-Denis
    Réunion
    October 12, 2018
    Réunion
  • Festival À Nous De Voir
    Lyon
    France
    November 9, 2018
  • Idaho Horror Film Festival
    Boise
    United States
    October 12, 2018
    Idaho
  • Shortcutz Viseu with MotelX
    Viseu
    Portugal
    October 26, 2018
  • Fargo Fantastic Film Festival
    Fargo
    United States
    September 29, 2018
    North Dakota
    Best Comedy
  • Kerry Film Festival
    Killarney
    Ireland
    October 21, 2018
    Irish
  • Tallgrass Film Festival
    Wichita
    United States
    October 20, 2018
    Kansas
  • Festival de Cortormetrajes MABO
    Aguadilla
    Puerto Rico
    October 5, 2018
    Puerto Rico
    Best International Short Film
  • Freak Show Horror Film Festival
    Orlando
    United States
    October 28, 2018
    Florida
  • Misty Moon International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 27, 2018
    London
  • Soho Horror Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 18, 2018
  • Flickers' Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Film Festival
    Providence
    United States
    October 22, 2018
  • Knoxville Horror Film Fest
    Knoxville
    United States
    October 20, 2018
    Tennessee
  • IKUSKA Festival
    Pasaia
    Spain
    November 17, 2018
  • Horror Film Thursdays
    Portland
    United States
    February 15, 2018
  • Nocturna Madrid
    Madrid
    Spain
    October 23, 2018
    Madrid
  • Bull City International
    Durham
    October 31, 2018
  • Ithaca Fantastik
    Ithaca
    United States
    October 27, 2018
    New York
  • Buried Alive Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    November 18, 2018
  • Anatomy Crime & Horror International Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    November 3, 2018
    People's Choice Best Short Film
  • Roxy Underground Film Festival
    New York City
    United States
    October 30, 2018
    New York City
  • STUFF MX Film Festival
    Mexico City
    United States
    November 14, 2018
  • Mov'ilha
    Leiria
    Portugal
    December 15, 2018
  • Bull City International Film Festival
    Durham
    United States
    February 23, 2019
  • Con Nooga
    Chattanooga
    United States
    February 23, 2019
  • Festival Montevideo Fantástico
    Montevideo
    Uruguay
    February 8, 2019
    Uruguay
    Audience Choice Best Short Film
  • Landshut International Short Film Festival
    Landshut
    Germany
    March 23, 2019
    Audience Choice Deadline Award
  • Stark County International Short Film Series
    Canton
    United States
    April 3, 2019
  • Les Imaginales
    Épinal
    France
    May 23, 2019
  • Tromadance NYC
    Brooklyn
    United States
    June 22, 2019
    Best Of Selection
  • Audincourt - Bloody Week-End
    Audincourt
    France
    June 1, 2019
  • Vaux-Hall Open Air
    Brussels
    Belgium
    August 3, 2019
    Belgium
  • Festival Phare
    Arles
    France
    August 1, 2019
  • Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art
    Lviv
    Ukraine
    August 23, 2019
  • Long Night of the Film Festivals
    Berlin
    Germany
    August 24, 2019
  • Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival
    Greensboro
    United States
    September 20, 2019
    Best Horror Comedy
  • Animal Film Fest
    Michoacán
    Mexico
    October 5, 2019
    Best International Short Film, Best Editing
  • Crescent City Spook Show
    New Orleans
    United States
    October 23, 2019
  • Unnamed Footage Festival
    San Francisco
    United States
    February 29, 2020
    San Francisco Premiere
  • Ramaskrik
    Oppdal
    Norway
    October 15, 2020
    Norwegian Premiere
  • Mockfest Film Festival
    Hollywood
    United States
    December 11, 2020
    Best Of Mockfest
  • Minikino Monthly Screening & Discussion
    Bali
    Indonesia
    December 7, 2021
    Indonesian Premiere
  • Joedance Rock The Cemetery
    Charlotte
    United States
    April 23, 2022
  • The Great Canadian Horror Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    October 28, 2022
    Toronto Premiere
    Best Director
  • Short Film Breaks
    Bucharest
    Romania
    February 1, 2025
    Romanian
    Silver Elephant Best Comedy & Feel-Good Film
  • Western Canadian International Film Festival
    White City
    Canada
    November 29, 2025
    Best Film
  • Emerald City Comicon - G.O.A.T's of Giggles and Gore
    Seattle
    United States
    March 7, 2026
  • Texas Frightmare Weekend
    Irving
    United States
    May 22, 2026
Director Biography - J.M. Logan

The film creator is the writer, not the director - both bios are listed - A Clarissa Jacobson Production Directed by JM Logan.

Writer/Producer Biography - CLARISSA JACOBSON

Originally from Minnesota, Clarissa Jacobson is from the only family in the state that isn’t Norwegian and didn’t eat Tater Tot hot dish every Sunday. Clarissa started out as an actress, has a BA in theatre from Indiana University and trained at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. She went on to perform off-Broadway and in numerous film and voice over roles before realizing her true passion was writing. A long standing member of Twin Bridges Writing Salon, she thrives on creating kick ass female characters, is an optioned screenwriter, and has several scripts under her belt including the full-length version of Lunch Ladies. Clarissa happily resides in Los Angeles with all the other weirdoes.

Director Biography - JM LOGAN

Hailing from Austin, Texas, Josh Logan began at the age of twelve, working his way up to a successful career in special effects. For more than a decade he traveled the world with horror movies, TV and commercials, including Wishmaster, Children of the Corn and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Tired of rubber monsters, his career next skidded through visual effects, composing and sound design and eventually into supervising post production for the studios. His credits include The Circle, The Way Way Back and Stoker. In addition, Josh has pursued his own creative projects, directing Family which sold to Lifetime and producing the Duplass Brothers’ Manson Family Vacation. His latest directing credit includes a comedy feature, The Garage Sale. He also produced and photographed Sky Italia’s documentary, The Disunited States of America.

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Director Statement

The film's creator is the writer, not the director - so I've listed both of their statements. This is A Clarissa Jacobson Production Directed by JM Logan.

Writer/Producer Statement - CLARISSA JACOBSON

Lunch Ladies is about dreams - two crazy underdogs reaching for impossible dreams - and that's what this project has been to me. An impossible dream. I started this journey many years ago, writing the feature first, cutting it down to a short then finally finding the people to bring on board to make it happen. I truly was gifted with the best director, cast and crew who brought as much passion to the project as I did. My hopes are that people not only laugh their asses off and are thoroughly entertained, but that these unlikely heroines inspire them to reach for their dreams too.

Director Statement - JM LOGAN

Lunch Ladies represents everything that I loved about watching horror movies as a kid in the 80s. Everything had a sense of fun, even when it got scary; and a deep love and respect of the genre, even when it got silly. Clarissa’s script has given us a world original but familiar, and rich enough to sink our teeth into. I am extremely excited to present this ever-so-slightly-twisted film in honor of all the movies that inspired me growing up, and I hope that our audience feels the great fun we had making it for them.