Awkward Silence Cinema is an independent production studio devoted to films that live in the pause, the moment where laughter catches in your throat and discomfort turns into truth.

Currently producing

Welcome to Awkward Silence

We produce short films and narrative projects that explore shame, intimacy, identity, and the messy rituals of being human, often through queer lenses, awkward encounters, and situations that spiral just past polite society.

We’re less interested in shock for shock’s sake, and more interested in what happens after the gasp.

Our stories are cringe-forward, emotionally honest, absurdly funny & slightly unhinged.

CRINGE! is a dark comedy short currently in development and fundraising.

It’s a slippery, transgressive, laugh-through-your-teeth exploration of shame, mistaken identity, and the absurd lengths we go to avoid vulnerability.

This project sets the tone for the studio:

bold, uncomfortable, human.

In Production

CRINGE!

Support Us

CRINGE! is raising money to bring this art to life. We may have already spoken to you, which is why you're here to pledge. See below for the QR code to our Wise account, where you can submit a donation.

Upcoming Films

Absurd tales that twist the ordinary into something lurid and unforgettable.

Exquisite Corpse

When a skydiver with a faulty parachute plunges through a mansion skylight and is impaled on a metal sculpture, art mogul, Max Montauk, decides to make the corpse the centerpiece for his evening soiree.

Tenderloin

A culinary misstep by the world- renowned chef, Lucius Détente, and his enigmatic lover, Sashimi, resuscitates the comatose sex life of TV food critics Ashley & Gerard Thompson and draws them and their family into a chaotic whirlwind of desire, ecstasy, kink and all things food.