"Bad Fences" Official Selection in NYC and LA Festivals

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“Bad Fences” has been named an official selection at the New York Shorts International Film Festival.

Our festival debut is set for Sunday, October 12, 2025 @ 6pm at the Cinema Village Theater.

Get tickets for Program 16 here!

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New York Shorts International Film Festival

October 10-16, 2025

Cinema Village Theater

22 E 12th Street, New York, NY

“Bad Fences” will have its second official festival screening at the Big Apple Film Festival in NYC.

Along with two other unique shorts, our film will precede the experimental feature, “Final Broadcast” on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 @ 8:15pm in Theater #4.

Get tickets for the Final Broadcast program here. Tickets will NOT be sold at the door!

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Big Apple Film Festival

November 10-13, 2025

Look Dine-In Cinemas

657 W 57th Street, New York, NY

We took a bite out of the Big Apple—next up LA!

“Bad Fences” will have its West Coast premiere at the Los Angeles Comedy Film Festival, part of the LA Film Festivals.

It will screen on Saturday, November 22, 2025 @ 5pm at The Other Space Theater at the Actors Company, 916 N Formosa Ave, Los Angeles.

Get tickets for Shorts Program 4 here.

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“Bad Fences” has also been named an official selection at the Culver City Film Festival!

It will screen on Thursday, December 11, 2025 @ 2pm at The Culver Theater, 9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City.

Get tickets for Block PPPP (Theater 7) here!

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At Indie Short Fest (part of the Los Angeles International Film Festival), “Bad Fences” received an Outstanding Achievement Award for Dark Comedy Short.

Writer/Director Luke Howe received an Honorable Mention for his Original Screenplay, while Sarah Swift and Gerrianne Genga were nominated for Best Acting Duo.