Rummagers

Two freshly divorced gentlemen, who are starting their lives over, decide to furnish their new apartment using only garage sale finds.

  • Jessica Makinson
    Director
  • Reece Rios
    Writer
  • Ted Cannon
    Writer
  • Reece Rios
    Producer
  • Ted Cannon
    Producer
  • Jessica Makinson
    Producer
  • Reece Rios
    Key Cast
    "Elliot"
  • Ted Cannon
    Key Cast
    "Jeremy"
  • Kevin Kirkpatrick
    Key Cast
    "Lee"
  • Kara Morgan
    Key Cast
    "Sniper"
  • Nick Mahar
    Cinematographer
  • Grant McFadden
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Television, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 11, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Sony
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jessica Makinson

Jessica Makinson is an award-winning director and writer specializing in comedic narratives. Her decades-long on-camera career and improv comedy background fuel her ability to use unusual storytelling and unexpected laughs to tell intimate narratives with emotional truth.

Makinson was selected for the SHOOT 21st Annual New Directors Showcase 2023 and was chosen as a Commercial Directors Diversity Program Finalist 2024. Her commercial work for PacificSource Health was awarded a Bronze Telly. Makinson’s short films have screened around the world at festivals including Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Fantasia Film Festival, Citizen Jane, and Cucalorus.

After being involved at the development level on episodic series Halfway Home, Makinson sold her first pilot, Jenn Jeffries: Professional Stalker to Comedy Central. Her feature script DisPlaceMent was twice a second-round selection for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab in 2020/2021 and a Semi-finalist in the 2020 Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship.

Makinson is a proud alumna and veteran performer at iOWest and UCB LA. She has been a series regular on South Park, Trigger Happy TV, Joe Schmo 2, and Halfway Home. Other TV credits include recurring roles on Maron, Modern Family, Psych, and The Great Indoors. She lives in Los Angeles with her editor husband and 3-year-old son, who is already a promising director.

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Director Statement

RUMMAGERS is about starting over. This is the pilot episode of a series about two recently divorced gentlemen who've decided to do the hard thing by furnishing their new apartment with only garage sale finds. Forcing them all at once to be patient enough to seek out the right pieces, to negotiate for what they want, and to interact with the strangest of strangers in order to put their lives back together one tchotchke at a time.
Written and created by Groundlings Alums Reece Rios and Ted Cannon, this series stars veteran improv comedy actors. "Rummagers" tone centers on grounded performances with an oddity all its own.