Laud Weiner is a short

Short subject

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 film

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 written and directed by Philip Euling, starring David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

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The cast also includes Marisol Nichols

Marisol Nichols

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, Jake Muxworthy, and James Oliver.

Plot

The film follows Laud Weiner, an oblivious, self-satisfied, and spoiled Hollywood manager-producer, as he explains his 'hard' work to the camera while in reality taking credit for other people's ideas and making everyone's life difficult.

Broadcast and DVD

The film was broadcast on the Independent Film Channel

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 and is one of a number of short films featuring celebrities on the DVD short-film compilation "Celebrity Mix" put out by TLA Entertainment Group

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Film Festivals

• Montreal World Film Festival
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   2002
• Edinburgh International Film Festival
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   2002
• Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
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• Philadelphia Film Festival
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   2002
• American Cinematheque
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• Canadian Film Centre
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  's Worldwide Short Film Festival 2002
• Cinequest Film Festival
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   2003
• Hamptons International Film Festival
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   2002
• Newport Beach Film Festival
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   2002
• Rhode Island International Film Festival
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   2002
• Maui Film Festival 2003
• Cinema Society of San Diego 2003
• Port Townsend Film Festival, Washington 2002
• Silver Lake Film Festival
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   2002
• Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
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   2002
• Great Lakes Independent Film Festival, Erie, PA 2002
• Wine Country Film Festival 2002
• Brooklyn International Film Festival 2002
• Los Angeles International Short Film Festival 2001

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338190/maindetailsLaud Weiner on IMDB
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• http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CCW2MU/Laud Weiner on Amazon.com
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• Official site