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Smudge Films is an independent production company dedicated to  making personal films with unique worldviews.

Founded in 2016 by producer Sarah Winshall, our films have played at Sundance, New Directors/New Films, SXSW, AFI Fest, Rotterdam, SFFilm, SIFF, CPH:DOX, Outfest, Rotterdam, BAM Cinemafest, MoMA, on the Criterion Channel, as Vimeo Staff Picks, and more.

We make shorts, features, docs, experimental videos, music videos, commercials, web series, and TV shows. We are based in Los Angeles.

© 2023 Smudge Films Too LLC.
Los Angeles CA
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When Tond (Kelly Hudson), an elderly retiree, wakes up from a minor stroke, he realizes that he doesn't really have any friends anymore. After several unsuccessful attempts to reconnect with his mean old wife, Janice (Beth Grant), Tond turns to song for solace and consolation. This oddball musical comedy set in the drab landscape of suburban North Texas reluctantly reveals the deep isolation inherent in post-retirement blues.

DIRECTED BY Vince Peone & Josh Ruben
WRITTEN BY Kelly Hudson
PRODUCER Sarah Winshall

STARRING
Kelly Hudson
Beth Grant
Kelly McCracken
Bridey Elliott
Ryan Perez
CINEMATOGRAPHY Markus Mentzer
MUSIC BY Grant Hudson
EDITOR Kelly Q.E. Hudson
PRODUCTION DESIGN Carol Uraneck
MAKEUP Morgan McDonnell

SCREENINGS

April, 2016
SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL
Sarasota, FL

August, 2016
BROOKLYN COMEDY FEST
Brooklyn, NY 

December, 2016
FUNNY WOMEN FEST LA
Los Angeles, CA

February, 2016
OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL

Oxford, MS
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