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Cannes Film Festival – Shorts Competition
Best Producer – 2024 HollyShorts Film Festival 
Best Narrative Short Film – 2024 Charlotte Film Festival 
Best Narrative Short – 2024 Bushwick Film Festival 
Best Director – 2024 i-Fest International Film Festival 
Outstanding Actor in a Drama (Short) – 2024 The Micheaux Film Festival 
Outstanding Writing in a Drama (Short) – 2024 The Micheaux Film Festival

While rehearsing asking out the girl of his dreams, a lonely and highly allergic Circuit-Shack employee gets stung in the throat by a hornet.
GenresShort Film, Drama
DirectorBlake Rice
CastMichael Gandolfini, Olivia Nikkanen, Matt Van Orden, Nina Tarr, Zina Louhaichy
LanguageEnglish
SubtitlesEnglish
Runtime13 mins
Available1 Oct 2025
Festivals & AwardsBest Producer – 2024 HollyShorts Film Festival Best Narrative Short Film – 2024 Charlotte Film Festival Best Narrative Short – 2024 Bushwick Film Festival Best Director – 2024 i-Fest International Film Festival Outstanding Actor in a Drama (Short) – 2024 The Micheaux Film Festival Outstanding Writing in a Drama (Short) – 2024 The Micheaux Film Festival 
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