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Toasted

☙Best Comedy Short❧
ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD FILM FESTIVAL

☙Best In Fest❧
SUDS & CINEMA MEMPHIS

☙Best Editing❧
SOUTHERN ARIZONA INEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

☙Best Humor & Best Original Idea❧
TOP INDIE FILM AWARDS

☙Audience Choice❧
BASH BAY AREA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

☙Best Animated Short Film❧
CANNABUS CULTURE FILM FESTIVAL

An intoxicated bottle of bourbon, fearful of being recycled, relies on the ingenuity of his household appliance friends to devise an escape plan. In other words, a drunk considers other options with the help of an unlikely friend.

'Toasted' was produced by utilizing live-action puppets digitally augmented with actors' mouths to bring the appliances to life. Toaster is a real toaster and Bourbon is a real bottle of real bourbon. The recycled nature of the puppets inspired Bourbon's existential dilemma and Toaster's heroic defiance of the "cycle of life."

You will never look at your appliances the same.

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8353996/

  • Chad Janusch
    Director
  • Chad Janusch
    Writer
  • Zachary Franczak
    Writer
  • Chad Janusch
    Producer
  • Zachary Franczak
    Key Cast
    "Toaster"
  • Steven G Kenyon
    Key Cast
    "Spooney"
  • Chad Janusch
    Key Cast
    "Bourbon"
  • Lauren Spain
    Key Cast
    "Lampy"
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Television, Other
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 11, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    DSLR
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Austin Comedy Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    September 16, 2018
    North American Premiere
    Nomination: Best Animated Short Comedy Film
  • San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
    San Francisco
    United States
    December 1, 2018
    West Coast Premiere
    Winner: Best Comedy
  • Top Indie Film Awards

    United States
    January 15, 2019
    Best Original Idea, Best Humor, Best Sound
  • Short & Sweet Film Festival
    Fountain Green, Utah
    United States
    January 18, 2019
  • What The Fest
    Dallas, TX
    United States
    November 2, 2018
  • Phoenix Film Festival
    Phoenix, AZ
    United States
    April 5, 2019
  • Chicago Comedy Film Festival
    Chicago, IL
    United States
    April 6, 2019
  • Webisode Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    April 27, 2019
  • Laugh or Die Comedy Film Festival
    Gatlinburg, TN
    United States
    April 27, 2019
  • Southern Arizona Independent Film Festival
    Willcox, AZ
    United States
    April 12, 2019
    Best Editing
  • Suds & Cinema
    Memphis, TN
    United States
    May 18, 2019
    Best in Fest
  • Moviate Underground Film Festival
    Harrisburg, PA
    United States
Director Biography - Chad Janusch

Chad Janusch is a seasoned video editor, technical director, and video engineer responsible for the creative and strategic oversight of multiple digital, television, film, and event productions. A Bay Area native, he lives in Oakland, California with his wife and potbelly pig.

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