Private Project

Illegal Aliens

A SCI-FI / COMEDY / SATIRE THAT'S IRONICALLY HUMAN.

Due to the recent arrival of undocumented immigrants, the city of Simpletown holds a special session city council meeting to determine if the town should officially ban the newcomers.

  • Justin + Kristin Schaack
    Director
  • Justin Schaack
    Writer
  • Kristin Schaack
    Writer
  • Logan Martin
    Writer
  • David Bowler
    Producer
  • Justin + Kristin Schaack
    Producer
  • Bick Smith
    Key Cast
  • Caitlin Weber
    Key Cast
  • Adam Ruben
    Key Cast
  • Adrienne Thomas
    Key Cast
  • Andra Knox
    Key Cast
  • Sam Heyn
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Satire, Sci-fi, Mockumentary
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 27, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED EPIC, ARRI AMIRA
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Zamoxis Short Film Showcase
    Santa Monica, CA
    United States
    November 17, 2016
    World Premiere
  • Freedom Shorts XVI
    Philadelphia, PA
    United States
    January 27, 2017
    Pennsylvania Premiere
    Best Comedy
  • Frozen Film Festival
    St. Paul, MN
    United States
    February 3, 2017
    Minnesota Premiere
    Best Screenplay
  • Cosmic Film Festival
    Orlando, FL
    United States
    February 18, 2017
    Florida Premiere
    Best Short Film Finalist
  • LOVE>> Film Screenings
    New York, NY
    United States
    February 19, 2017
    New York Premiere
    1 of 10 films officially selected out of 1400 submissions
  • Oregon Short Film Festival
    Portland, OR
    United States
    March 4, 2017
    Oregon Premiere
    Nominations: Best Comedy & Best Actress - A.Thomas
  • The Mespies
    Minneapolis, MN
    United States
    March 26, 2017
    Finest Comedy
  • Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
    Minneapolis, MN
    April 19, 2017
  • Roswell Film Festival
    Roswell, NM
    United States
    April 29, 2017
    New Mexico Premiere
  • FantaSci Short Film Festival
    Orlando, FL
    United States
    May 13, 2017
    Best Comedy
  • End of Days Film Festival
    Orlando, FL
    United States
    May 13, 2017
    Best Apocalyptic Comedy & Best Cast Ensemble
  • Hyart Film Festival
    Lovell, WY
    United States
    June 15, 2017
    Best Mocumentary
  • Delco Film Festival
    Wallingford, PA
    United States
    July 7, 2017
    BEST SHORT FILM
Director Biography - Justin + Kristin Schaack

Justin & Kristin Schaack [that’s us] are a directing duo that have been making films together for over 15 years.

We’re a married team that began our creative partnership in the theater waaaaaay-off-broadway: 6th grade, middle school productions.

Many tell us that they cannot imagine working side-by-side with their spouse, but for us, we can’t imagine NOT working together. We even finish EACH OTHER’S SENTENCES. [Sorry for the caps, we just started typing at the same time!]

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Director Statement

"Illegal Aliens" is a short film that portrays the U.S. immigration debate in a way that’s out of this world [wink]. It’s a mockumentary/sci-fi/comedy that uses the setting of a small local government to parallel the conversations happening at the national level. The result is a quirky satire that's ironically human, AND it features a sticky smelly alien birth...a tale as old as time.