27 Awards for Best international Short Film
10 Awards for Best Actor
6 Awards for Best Short Screenplay
5 Awards for Best Original Score
4 Awards for Best Cinematography
3 Awards for Best Actress
BITTER BROWNIES
Produced, Directed and Shot by
James Carman
Based on the play
“Just Desserts”
written by
David MacGregor
Adapted to the screen by
David MacGregor and James Carman
Co-Producer
Estelle Su
Starring
Ellen Ko as Joyce
Bill Kozy as Kris
Russell Jordan as Evan
Elle Powell as Becky
Editor / Props / Post Supervisor
Arnie Schlissel
Production Coordinator
Louise Mabel
Music
James Carman
Russ Smith
Bitter Brownies Synopsis
In this dark comedy, a devious thief pilfers lunches from the break room. Staff employees are out for blood. Can they unmask the perpetrator? Where will the snack bandit strike next?!!!
About James Carman
James Carman is an accomplished filmmaker and cinematographer. His feature length documentary, ‘The Hidden Hand; Alien Contact and the Government Cover-up’, won 5 awards and is distributed internationally.
James has shot many feature films that have been screened in festivals worldwide: (Sundance, Cannes, Berlin, and Toronto.) Five features he shot were shown at the MoMA retrospective of Bruce LaBruce.
He shot 10 films about sexual criminals for Shu Lea Cheang’s 3x3x3. They were the centerpiece of the Taiwan Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale. James just finished co-directing a feature length love story, ‘Set Me Free’ and his new short, Bitter Brownies, has won 28 prizes for Best International Short Film. He completed a sci-fi graphic novel, HyperParanøid, with illustrator Jaf Farkas. Robert Crumb wrote the foreword.
All International Awards
Rome International Movie Awards:
Best Comedy Short
8 & Halfilm Awards, Rome:
Best Narrative Short
A to Z Cinema:
Best US Short Film
Abu Dhabi Global Festival:
Best Arthouse Short FIlm
Best Dark Comedy
Amo Kia International Film Festival, Singapore:
Best International Short Film
Best Actress: Ellen Ko
Best Actor: William Kozy
A to Z Cinema:
Best US Short FIlm
Auckland Global Film Festival, NZ
Best International Short Film
Bharatha Desam International Film Festival, India:
Best International Short Film
Bhutan Independent Film Festival:
Best International Short Film
Best Director: James Carman
BEST SHORT SCRIPT SCREENPLAY
Cambodia Film Awards:
Best International Short Film
Best Original Score: Russ Smith, James Carman
Care Awards, Italy:
Best Comedy Short
Chokkie International Film Festival, India:
Best International Short Film
Best Director: James Carman
Best Producer: James Carman
Best Supporting Actor: William Kozy
Daegu International Film Festival:
Best International Short Film
Best Original Score: Russ Smith, James Carman
Dubai Miracle International Film Festival:
BEST SHORT SCRIPT SCREENPLAY
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
Independent Film Festival of Doha:
Best International Short Film
Best Writer: David MacGregor
Best Director: James Carman
Best Cinematography: James Carman
Best Supporting Actor: William Kozy
Indo – Malaysia Film Festival:
Best International Short Film
Best Director: James Carman
Best Producer: James Carman
Best Editor: Arnie Schlissel
Best Cinematography: James Carman
Best Original Score: Russ Smith, James Carman
Best Poster: Nick Danzi
INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD OF DUBAI:
Best International Short FIlm
IFFS, Singapore:
Best International Short Film
Best Poster: Nick Danzi
Best Director: James Carman
Best Original Score: Russ Smith, James Carman
Best Short Short Script
East of Arabia FF:
Best International Short FIlm
Best US Short FIlm
Best Actress: Ellen Ko
Best Actor: William Kozy
GOLD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, India:
Best International Short Film
Best US Short FIlm
Best Actress: Ellen Ko
Best Short Short Script
Best Supporting Actor: William Kozy
Golden Muscat International Film Festival:
Best International Short Film
Best Supporting Actor: William Kozy
Best Short Short Script
Best Poster: Nick Danzi
Golden Leaf Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Actress: Ellen Ko
Gulf Tiger Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Poster: Nick Danzi
Best Director: James Carman
Best Original Score: Russ Smith, James Carman
Indo Malaysia Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Poster: Nick Danzi
Best Cinematography: James Carman
Best Producer: James Carman
Indo-Singapore Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Director: James Carman
Best Actor: William Kozy
Best Actress: Ellen Ko
Jeju-Si International Film Festival, Korea:
Best US Short FIlm
Kim Ki-duk International Film Festival, South Korean:
Best International Short FIlm
Best US Short FIlm
Best Actor: William Kozy
Best Actress: Ellen Ko
KodaiKanal International Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Kollywood International Film Festival, India:
Best International Short FIlm
Kookai International Film Festival, India:
Best International Short FIlm
Korea International Short Film Festival:
Special Jury Award
Kurosawa Independent Film Festival; Japan:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Actor: William Kozy
LANGKAWI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Director: James Carman
Best Poster: Nick Danzi
Best Cinematography: James Carman
Best Editor: Arnie Schlissel
Best Original Score: Russ Smith, James Carman
Layalee International Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Lion City International Film Festival, India:
BEST SHORT SCRIPT SCREENPLAY
BEST DIRECTOR
Malaikandan International Film Festival:
Best US Short FIlm
MALAYSIA WORLD Achievement Film Festival:
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
BEST US SHORT FILM
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Manama International Film Festival Bahrain:
Best International Short Film
Best Director: James Carman
Best Original Score: Russ Smith, James Carman
Best Poster: Nick Danzi
Mongolia Independent Film Festival:
Best Director: James Carman
Best Cinematography: James Carman
Best Editor
Best Producer
Best Original Score: Russ Smith, James Carman
New Zealand Global Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Nazwa Indie FIm Festival, Oman:
Best International Short FIlm
Night of Comedy Shorts: Milan Italy
Honorable Mention
Penguin International Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Director: James Carman
Best Actor: William Kozy
Pilipinas Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Supporting Actor: William Kozy Russel jordan
Port Blair International Film Festival, ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLAND, India:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Actress: Ellen Ko
Pyramid Indigo Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Qatar People’s Choice Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Concept
Best Cinematography: James Carman
Best Actor: William Kozy
Rainbow International Film Festival:
Best Short Screenplay
Best International Short FIlm
Best Director: James Carman
Best Cinematography: James Carman
Rohip International Film Festival, India:
Best US Short FIlm
Rome International Movie Awards:
Royal Oak International Film Festival:
Best Cinematography: James Carman
Best Original Score: Russ Smith, James Carman
Best Supporting Actor: William Kozy
San Francisco Art House Film Festival:
Semi-Finalist
Santa Dev International Film Festival:
Best US Short FIlm
Santa Maria Music & Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Sashin International Film Festival, India:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Supporting Actor
SEEB INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL – OMAN:
Best International Short Film
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Seoul Global Film Festival, Korea:
Special Jury Award
SFAAF, Chile:
Best Supporting Actress In A Short Film:
Best Supporting Actor In A Short Film: William Kozy
Sharjah Director’s Cut FF, United Arab Emirates:
Best US Short FIlm
SINGAPORE ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
South Korea New Wave Film Awards:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Poster: Nick Danzi
Best Writer: David MacGregor
Tekka International Film Festival, Singapore:
Best International Short FIlm, Honorable Mention
Takkaru International Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Poster: Nick Danzi
Best Cinematography: James Carman
Best Supporting Actor: William Kozy
Best Short Screenplay
Trincomalee International Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Writer: David MacGregor
Best Director: James Carman
Best Supporting Actor
Vietnam Independent Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Poster: Nick Danzi
Whity International Film Festival:
Best Short Screenplay
*Yangon Indie Film Festival, Myanmar:
Best International Short FIlm
Best Poster: Nick Danzi
Best Cinematography: James Carman
Best Editor: Arnie Schlissel
Best Original Score: Russ Smith, James Carman
Zambia Independent Film Festival:
Best International Short FIlm, Honorable Mention
Tales of office insanity abound, but this one is psychopathically sophisticated.
Bitter Brownies is a hilarious exploration of the company lunchroom’s dark side.
The song in the credits takes the humor to tastier heights. Wonderfully acted and directed.
John Jones,
Singer and Songwriter, Sheer Cerebral Power and UFO Hawaii