2027
Absurd Film Festival
Monthly Awards
An Ice Cream Tears Production
Best Absurd Film
Honorable MentionAbsurd Film Festival · 2027A focused meditation on scarcity, ritual, and the eternal recurrence of desire.
The Motion Picture
We want.
We get.
We need more.
On his day off, a man wants weed and beer. He cracks a beer, takes a sip, and discovers he is out of weed. He gets more, grinds it, packs it, and smokes—only to reach for one final sip and discover the beer is gone.
The cycle of life begins again.
- Runtime
- 2 min 24 sec
- Year
- 2026
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Format
- Digital · Color
- Genre
- Absurdist comedy
A Director's Statement
“I believe almost everything in life is cyclical.”
We want something, get it, enjoy it briefly, and almost immediately discover the next thing we lack.
WEED&BEER reduces that deeply human pattern to its dumbest and most literal form. The stakes are incredibly small, but the feeling is real. The film treats this ridiculous ritual with complete cinematic seriousness.
Its production sound makes every crack, grind, inhale, and sip feel physical, while its orchestral conclusion treats an empty beer like a monumental tragedy.
Because I wrote, directed, performed, photographed, edited, colored, and mixed the film myself, there is also meta-comedy in the enormous amount of filmmaking labor devoted to one man trying to maintain a buzz.
— Jake Crossman
The Festival Journey
The campaign
has begun.
One day after completing the film, WEED&BEER received its first festival recognition.
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Further festival decisions and public screenings will be added here as the journey continues.
A Singular Production
Every role.
One filmmaker.
- Written & Directed by
- Jake Crossman
- Starring
- Jake Crossman as Eric Morrison
- Produced by
- Jake Crossman
- Cinematography, Editing & Color by
- Jake Crossman
- Production Sound, Sound Design & Mix
- Jake Crossman
For Consideration
Festival &
press materials.
Official artwork, stills, production information, and the complete filmmaker statement are available for festival programmers and members of the press.
