F*ck Your Film
On the ten year anniversary of her dad’s death, a jaded twenty-something in Los Angeles reflects on the absurdity of content creation; she’d rather end her own life than make a short film about death. But is she serious? A twisted look at content... and why we make it. #DontWaitCreate
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Chelsea London LloydWriterBarry (HBO; dir. Bill Hader,) Scrambled (Lionsgate, dir: Leah McKendrick), Wayfair campaign opp. Kely Clarkson
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Project Type:Short Script
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Genres:Comedy, Parody, Dark Humor, Death, Women
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Number of Pages:16
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Country of Origin:United States
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
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Austin's Comedy Film Festival | Best Short | Finalist (Top 3) - Screenplay CompetitionAustin
April 6, 2024 -
Script Awards Los Angeles | Best Short | Winner (First Place)Virtual
June 1, 2024
Best Short Film
Comedian. Grief Gal. Dog Daddy.
Chelsea London Lloyd is a comedian whose accolades include testing for a series regular as the Jewish bisexual BFF on Grown-ish (Freeform.) She has appeared in television shows such as Barry (HBO, Dir. Bill Hader) and Schooled (ABC) as well as commercials for Facebook, Alaska Airlines, and KFC.
Her 3-spot Wayfair commercial campaign opposite Kelly Clarkson is airing nationally.
As a writer, her personal essay, "How TikTok Brought Me Closer to Grief," was featured in Lilith Magazine, both digitally. and in print. She was featured as a writer/performer for Storyectomy 2023, where she performed her original 15 minute set about her mom's stage IV breast cancer. She also writes weird sketches and puts them on Instagram that tens of people watch. Not tens of thousands, just tens.
As a host, she previously wrapped 45 episodes of her own comedic talk show "Clevver Now" (Defy Media/Verizon go90.)
Standup credits include The Laugh Factory LA, The Comedy Store - Hollywood, The Comedy Store - La Jolla. SF SketchFest, US Comedy Competition Semi-Finalist, & OC Comedy Festival Best of Fest.
When she is not performing, you will find her volunteering as a grief counselor and hosting her comedic grief podcast, Dying of Laughter: It's Not Funny.
Lloyd is verified on Facebook & Instagram and holds a BA in Theatre from the University of Southern California.
F*CK YOUR FILM is a dark comedic parody that makes fun of, challenges, and discredits – as well as ultimately celebrates – the art of the short film.
As a comedian and grief activist who uses humor to help people cope with their pain, I believe in the power of promoting freedom through film. In this short, this concept is explored both ironically and literally.
I grew up with two sick parents; at age 8 my parents were diagnosed with ALS & breast cancer. My dad died of ALS when I was 19, and my mom -- who lost her own mother to leukemia at 19 -- currently combats stage IV metastatic breast cancer, which returned after 17 years in remission. But don't worry... cancer is not my whole personality. Just my whole DNA!
I spent the pandemic producing viral short-form comedic grief content for BuzzFeed. I am ready to explore these topics & themes through an artistic short film specifically.
By making this comedic film about art, death, and content creation, I hope to inspire others to promote their own projects and ideals through film specifically.
The end of the short is a comedic musical rap about content creation: “Don’t wait, create.” Because #YODO, you only die once! Ultimately... f*ck your film, because "life is (a) short."