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Solo Duet: Who's On First

Through a unique mix of comedy and visual effects, one actor performs the famous Abbott and Costello comedy routine 'Who's On First'

  • Paul Snider
    Director
  • TCA Television Corp.
    Writer
  • Hi Neighbor
    Writer
  • Diana K. Abbott-Colton
    Writer
  • Paul Snider
    Producer
  • Paul Snider
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    80 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • The Comedy Film Festival 2024

    Official Selection
  • Poor Life Choices Comedy Film Festival 2024

    Best Sketch Comedy
  • Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival 2024

    Official Selection
  • Couch Film Festival 2024

    Best Comedy
  • Comedy Feedback Film and Screenplay Festival 2023

    Best Director
  • Canada Shorts - Canadian & International Short Film Festival 2023

    Official Selection
  • East Bay Comedy Festival 2024

    Official Selection
  • One-Reeler Short Film Competition 2023

    Winner
  • Bridge Fest 2024

    Official Selection
  • Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival 2024

    Official Selection
  • The White Rose International Film Festival 2024

    Official Selection
  • Nightpiece Film Festival 2024

    Official Selection
  • Laughing Dog Comedy Film Festival 2024

    Official Selection
Director Biography - Paul Snider

Director's Biography

Paul Snider is a Vancouver actor, director, musician and filmmaker. As an actor, he has appeared in over 80 short films, movies, television episodes and TV/Internet commercials. Paul’s directorial debut feature film Everywhere But Here and his short film The Walk appeared in film festivals in Vancouver, LA, Tampa, New York, Winnipeg and Toronto. The Walk won Best Actor and Best Director awards at The Creative Arts Film Festival and garnered Paul the Award of Excellence in Filmmaking. His music video Better Than Me won The Royal Reel Award at The Canada International Film Festival. His film Solo Duet appeared in several film festivals around the world. In 2008, after a successful business career in Technology which garnered him Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40 Award and Ernst and Young’s Company of the Year Award, he opened his entertainment production company Born To Fly Entertainment which produces film, music and theatre projects.

Among many film projects, he wrote his musical The Curtain and produced a full-cast CD recording. He produced and directed his original stage musical Junk! The Musical which premiered at The Vancouver Fringe Festival in 2014. This became The Music of Junk, a touring musical theatre show composed of invented original instruments built from recycled materials. His current musical project is a music theatre show called the Orchestra of Sound, which presents music performed with an orchestra of hundreds of sounds from the world around us.

www.paulsnideractor.com
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3248883/

Director's Filmography

Everywhere But Here - feature film (2008)
The Ways of Purple Dragon - music video (2010)
The Water Project - short film (2011)
The Walk - short film (2013)
Better Than Me - music video (2013)
Gates of Heaven – music video (2018)
Remember The Time - music video (2020)
Solo Duet – short film (2022)
Solo Duet: Who’s On First – short film (2023)

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Director Statement

This has been my most difficult film to create to date. The timing needed to be impeccable in order for the script to work, which was challenging to do while I was playing both parts. I was adamant about shooting the short without any cuts to show how authentic the acting is. I chose this classic comedy duo script not only for the acting challenge, but to pay homage in a unique way to my comedy inspirations - Abbott and Costello.