Synopsis
If laughter is the best medicine, then pun competitions are just what the doctor ordered.
Visiting the “pun scenes” in respective US cities, Abby Hagan’s PUNDERNEATH IT ALL follows multiple characters as they create their own pun slams and navigate the live comedy world. You’ll meet an endearing cast of characters, including Seattle’s premier pun slam hostess, Forest Ember, as she forges her own path in the community and builds her “pun empire” across the Pacific Northwest.
Exploring such themes as linguistics, the ethics of controversial comedy, and inclusivity within this niche world, PUNDERNEATH IT ALL ultimately centers around the idea of laughter as a means to foster community.
Buckle in for the most pun ride of your life—let the groans begin!
Festivals
PUNDERNEATH IT ALL is currently in its film festival run. See below for selections and screening dates!
Local Sightings Film Festival
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Seattle, WA
Friday, September 20th, 7 PM (Live mini pun slam, film screening, and Q&A!)
Northwest Film Forum
Upper LEft Comedy Festival
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Seattle, WA
Friday, April 26th (Live Pun Slam at 9 PM, followed by film screening at 10:45 PM)
Spokane INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(Audience award winner for best documentary feature!)
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Spokane, WA
7:00 PM on February 10, 2024 + streaming Sunday, February 11, 2024
Tacoma FILM FESTIVAL
(Audience choice award for best pnw film!)
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Tacoma, WA
7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
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Hollister, CA
April 13, 2024, 11 AM
Granada Theater
Broad Humor Film Festival
(California Premiere)
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Santa Monica, CA
September 1, 2023, 8 PM
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(World premiere)
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Seattle, WA
May 16 & May 17, 2023
LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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Los Angeles, CA
12:00 PM on Saturday, October 21, 2023
Deep in the heart film festival
(Special jury award winner!)
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Waco, Texas
Friday, July 21, 2023
“…puns are the highest and lowest form of humor because they materialize the immaterial (language), which is magic…”
-RICH SMITH, THE STRANGER
Any support helps get this film into the world! The project is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike, which means that your donation is tax deductible.
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This project was supported, in part, by a grant from 4Culture.
