SHRIMP FRIED RICE
Canada, 2025: 12 minutes: Alberta Premiere
Part of:
SHORTS PACKAGE - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE CINEMA
description
A talented shrimp chef with an ego that outweighs his tiny body carries out his vendetta against a culinary-inclined rat which puts The Shrimp’s human puppet at risk of deportation.
The Shrimp and his human puppet, Dave, are the chefs at a gourmet Chinese restaurant. This mockumentary follows The Shrimp as he seeks redemption against Rat Bitch – a certain rodent who was the benefactor of a wildly successful animated children’s movie about his culinary prowess. Meanwhile, Dave, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, is put at risk of deportation by The Shrimp’s actions. With Dave under The Shrimp’s control, the two showdown with Rat Bitch in a TV cooking competition show to finally decide which animal-controlled-chef reigns supreme.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Fantasia International Film Festival 2025
Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2025
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2026
details
Comedy / Mockumentary / Narrative
English12 minutes
special guest
Director, screenwriter Dylan Pun & producer Sang-Thanh Nguyen in attendance
credits
Director
Dylan Pun
Screenwriters
Dylan Pun
Michael Turk
Executive Producers
Malachi Ellis
Danielle Kappy
Dave Lembke
Producers
Sang-Thanh Nguyen
Dylan Pun
Cinematographer
Marco De Acetis
Editor
Dylan Pun
Music
Jeff Lurie
Cast
Marty Stelnick
Jeff Yung
awards
Winner, Best Screenplay, Audience Award - Best Short (Silver) Canada, Fantasia International Film Festival 2025