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Onions

A woman’s romantic dinner plans are spoiled after her date's unexpected reaction to her "scented" candle.

  • Colette Prosper
    Director
    Lysistrata Comedy Festival
  • Colette Prosper
    Writer
    Final Draft Big Break quarterfinalist
  • Colette Prosper
    Producer
    Sia, Associate Producer - Queer Woman Of Color Film Festival official selection; Black Alphabet Film Festival official selection; Gold Comedy/Crop Top Comedy Team - Blackmagic Collective Film Festival nominee
  • April Rock
    Key Cast
    "Fiona"
    Grand Crew, Studio C
  • Ricardo Cisneros
    Key Cast
    "Stan"
    Netflix's Griselda, Swarm, Shameless, Super Pumped, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Mayans M.C.
  • Bonnie von Duyke
    Key Cast
    "Tonya"
    2 Broke Girls, Code Black, Rag Doll
  • Sean Sonderegger
    Composer
    Becoming (Music from the Netflix Original Documentary)
  • Josef Leimberg
    Musician
    Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 21, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Sony FX6
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Santa Monica Film Festival
    Santa Monica
    United States
    Best Comedy nominee
  • Lysistrata Comedy Festival
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
  • Paris Lady MovieMakers Festival
    Paris
    France
    Best Short Comedy Winner
  • Palm Beach Shorts
    Palm Beach
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
  • New York International Women Festival
    NYC
    United States
    Semifinalist
  • The Comedy Film Festival
    Austin
    United States
Director Biography - Colette Prosper

Colette Prosper writes character-driven stories that draw heavily from absurdist humor, and the sometimes odd complexities that arise when navigating life as a first-generation immigrant. Currently living in LA, Colette is a member of "Insecure" executive producer Amy Aniobi’s inaugural TRIBE Writers' Program, a talent incubator for emerging screenwriters. Colette is also host of The Yummicoco Show, a pop culture variety show podcast, featuring comedy sketches, and freewheeling interviews with Hollywood creatives.

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Director Statement

My eccentric comedic sensibilities is thanks in large part to my campy home state of New Jersey, my colorful Latin American family, and the films of Pedro Almodovar and John Waters. "Onions" is about “a dinner gone wrong.” A woman’s romantic dinner plans end on a sour note after her date's unexpected reaction to her "scented" candle. As a filmmaker who enjoys creating complex and off-beat characters that discover their hidden strengths when confronted with a difficult situation, I hope viewers can relate to this character as she finds herself with an insurmountable problem.