Poetry Reading: AS MY OWN BREATH , by David Dephy

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Performed by Carina Cojeen

After centuries of living with nothing, but my love to you, friends,

I found myself surrounded by the luxury of feelings and I am safe

now, I am alive, I am breathing again, but where were you, my friends,

when I was broken? I am calm now, but where were you my friends

when the emptiness encircled me and I was afraid? Where are the friends

when I need them most? I was yearning for knowledge, but from this

day on, I don’t want to know a thing except for, will I be able or not

to love you again, friends. Maybe everything and maybe nothing that I

have given or maybe not given away will ever be really as mine, as my

own breath? Hello friends, I found you after centuries of living with nothing

but my expectations — our life is what our expectations…

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Poetry Reading: Bad Company, by Jason Yearick

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Performed by Carina Cojeen

Words are
falling,
tumbling, to
the ground
enjambments
spilling down
railways
without
a sound-
poets, are
whimpering,
writers,
simpering,
readers
wrestling
words
roughly,
regretting
this word
squall
realizing-
this poet,
has
abused
them
all.

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

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Poetry Reading: He Looks Human To Me, by Elly Paul A. Tomas

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Performed by Val Cole

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

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Poetry Reading: DAUGHTER OF THE DUST, by Fadrian Bartley

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Performed by Val Cole

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

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Poetry Reading: ABOUT YOU, by Joyce Villeta

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Performed by Hannah Ehman

About You, by Joyce Villeta

Crazy I still weep about you
Cry myself to sleep about you
Still I cannot be without you
Thinking how I felt about you
Thought that I could be without you
Never can I be without you
Everything I love about you
My heart bled and throbbed without you
Broken, sick and dead without you
I still hurt and drown without you
Empty and left lost without you
I still write and dream about you
Of all things I am without you
What hurts most you’re fine without me

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Poetry Reading: AI! AI! AI! (A Tatarus for Youth), by David Estringel

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Performed by Hannah Ehman

AI! AI! AI! (A Tartarus for Youth), by David Estringel

I.

AI! AI! AI!

Sated with stolen life,

emerged from mother’s Night,

there is longing to be free

from the warmth of darkened humours–

to be crowned by The Light of Artificial Gods.

Our worlds quake and rip,

tossing us upon gory shores

beyond fertile crests,

illuminated by a cold Sun.

Messengers sweep down in clouds of winged oblivion

to wet lips with Lethe’s waters

upon cruel fingertips.

“Shhhh.”

II.

AI! AI! AI!

Blinded,

light brings pain

in rushes of movement and sound

that sting the flesh.

Icy

with invasions

of steel and sterile prodding,

souls rouse to profess philosophies

in cries and screams

that crack the air,

unheard

like the falling of leaves upon the ground

from distant trees

III.

AI! AI! AI!

Swaddled bodies,

searched in vain for the safety of familiarity,

tell much…

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Watch the Top Poetry Readings of 2019

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All readings performed by professional actors.

Poetry Reading: AI! AI! AI! (A Tatarus for Youth), by David Estringel
Poetry Reading: AI! AI! AI! (A Tatarus for Youth), by David Estringel

Poetry Reading: ABOUT YOU, by Joyce Villeta
Poetry Reading: ABOUT YOU, by Joyce Villeta

Poetry Reading: DAUGHTER OF THE DUST, by Fadrian Bartley
Poetry Reading: DAUGHTER OF THE DUST, by Fadrian Bartley

Poetry Reading: He Looks Human To Me, by Elly Paul A. Tomas
Poetry Reading: He Looks Human To Me, by Elly Paul A. Tomas

Poetry Reading: GENERATION, by A. Brown
Poetry Reading: GENERATION, by A. Brown

POETRY Reading: Bully, by Travaughn
POETRY Reading: Bully, by Travaughn

POETRY Reading: End, by Christine Bolton
POETRY Reading: End, by Christine Bolton

POETRY Reading: THE DEVIL’S CLUTCH, by Kevin Parish
POETRY Reading: THE DEVIL’S CLUTCH, by Kevin Parish

POETRY Reading: Almost Homeless, by Perry Terrell
POETRY Reading: Almost Homeless, by Perry Terrell

POETRY Reading: The Old Man and the Tree, by…

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Top COMEDY Screenplays of 2019

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Watch the winning readings performed by professional actors. 37 screenplays in total.

2 Feature Screenplays:

Winning COMEDY Feature Screenplay Reading: Dick 2.0, by Henry Sarwer-Foner & Noel Baker
Winning COMEDY Feature Screenplay Reading: Dick 2.0, by Henry Sarwer-Foner & Noel Baker

Winning COMEDY Feature Screenplay Reading: Johnny’s Pico, by Sean Monahan, Scott Hennelly
Winning COMEDY Feature Screenplay Reading: Johnny’s Pico, by Sean Monahan, Scott Hennelly

6 TV Pilots:

Winning COMEDY TV PILOT Screenplay: Out of Order, by Zach Gladstone
Winning COMEDY TV PILOT Screenplay: Out of Order, by Zach Gladstone

COMEDY TV PILOT Screenplay Reading: 33 Weeks A Prude, by Kelly Byrnes
COMEDY TV PILOT Screenplay Reading: 33 Weeks A Prude, by Kelly Byrnes

COMEDY TV Pilot Best Scene Reading: Sink Or Swim, by Keith Shapiro
https://festivalforcomedy.com/2019/12/16/comedy-tv-pilot-best-scene-reading-sink-or-swim-by-keith-shapiro/

Winning COMEDY Festival TV PILOT Reading: GOOD AND EVIL, by Michael Corleone
https://festivalforcomedy.com/2019/10/06/winning-comedy-festival-tv-pilot-reading-good-and-evil-by-michael-corleone/

TV SPEC Screenplay Reading of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, by Christus Ahmanson
https://festivalforcomedy.com/2019/08/26/tv-spec-screenplay-reading-of-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-by-christus-ahmanson/

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HIGHLIGHTS: Chicago COMEDY Festival: Sept. 20/2019 Event.

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AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:
BEST FILM: NOW AND NOT YET
BEST COMEDY FILM: SHORT CALF MUSCLE
BEST PERFORMANCES: COLLIDE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: NOW AND NOT YET
BEST MUSIC: KING OF THE HOUSE

Them of night: “Skewed Perceptions”

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:

SHORT CALF MUSCLE, 13min., Netherlands, ComedySIRI WITH A VENGEANCE, 5min., Norway, Comedy/Thriller
HOPE IS FRENCH, 15min., France, Comedy/RelationshipsCOLLIDE, 10min., USA, Drama/Relationship
KING OF THE HOUSE, 11min., USA, Animation/MusicENJOY?, 3min., USA, Comedy/Parody
 NOW AND NOT YET, 6min., USA, Drama/Crime

The 1st ever event in Chicago!!
4 festival events in 2020. 12 starting in 2021.

See you at the festivals.

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