ABOUT
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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Whiskey Fist
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Absurd and vulgar, this comedy probes the sensitive social sphincter holding back a much-needed dialogue on the obstacles to empathy between genders. It's set in the world of "branding", where our protagonist, Justin, is an intern. Young Justin seems in certain danger of assimilating into the misogyny of his environment and becoming a douchebag. But one night a mysterious blonde impregnates him with a bottle of high-end whiskey — magical realism ensues.


WRITER & DIRECTOR Gillian Wallace Horvat
PRODUCER Sarah Winshall

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Daniel Waters

STARRING
Chase Williamson
Heather Kafka
Megan Mercier
Peter Vack
Jonny Mars
Lacey Dorn


DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Olivia Kuan
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Dayna Smith
EDITOR Robin Schwartz


SCREENINGS

March, 2017
SXSW
Austin, TX

April, 2017
SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL
Sarasota, FL

June, 2017
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST
Palm Springs, CA

July, 2017
FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL
Montreal, CANADA



October, 2017
EASTERN OREGON FILM FESTIVAL
LaGrande, OR

October, 2017
STARZ DENVER
Denver, CO

October, 2017
NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL
Portsmouth, NH
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