''Fletcher and Jenks'' is a 2016 American

dark comedy Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally ...

short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...

directed by

Tony Olmos Tony Olmos is a Mexican-American filmmaker and musician who is the creator of the films Continuance (film), ''Continuance'' (2021) and ''South of 8'' (2016), and directed ''Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea'' (2023), ''Fletcher and Jenks'' ...

, written by

Jordan Jacobo Jordan Jacobo is an American actor, screenwriter and film director who wrote the film '' Fletcher and Jenks'' (2016), wrote the series ''Jordan Loves'' (2017) and ''Sides'' (2021), and appeared in the films '' Expect a Miracle: Finding Light in ...

, and starring George Jac and Kayla Schaffroth. The film was made as part of the

48 Hour Film Project The 48 Hour Film Project is an annual film competition in which teams of filmmakers are assigned a genre, a character, a prop, and a line of dialogue, and have 48 hours to create a short film containing those elements. The competition has been a ...

in 2016 and Schaffroth won Best Actress at the

GI Film Festival San Diego The GI Film Festival is an annual film festival focused on military and veteran experiences, held in San Diego, California. Films featured in the festival reveal the struggles, triumphs, and experiences of service members and veterans. The festiv ...

in 2017.

Cast

* George Jac as Fletcher * Kayla Schaffroth as Jenks *

Luke Pensabene Luke Anthony Pensabene is an American film actor, film producer, cinematographer, and United States Marine Corps veteran. He appeared in the films '' Fletcher and Jenks'' (2016), '' The Phantom Hour'' (2016), and produced the films '' South of ...

as Luke * Kelly Potts as Chief * Tony Gorodeckas as Herman Hill * Mark Atkinson as Detective *

as Detective *

Brian Patrick Butler Brian Patrick Butler is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is known for writing and directing the film ''Friend of the World'' (2020), writing and performing in the film ''Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea ...

as Ives * Sasha Doppelt as Detective * Ron Perkins as Detective * Ryan Binse as SWAT, S.W.A.T. * Justin Lea as Detective * Adam Eron Welch as Detective * Rachel Gallenberger as Detective * Kalli Cavitt as Detective

Production

Ryan Binse produced the film with George Jac, who also performed as the lead actor.

was the cinematographer and also acted in the film with Kayla Schaffroth. Jodi Cilley was the executive producer.

Release

The film premiered in 2016 as part of the

in San Diego.

Reception

References

External links

* * {{Tony Olmos, state=expanded 2016 films 2016 short films American buddy comedy films American buddy cop films American mystery films American short films Films produced by Ryan Binse Short films directed by Tony Olmos Films scored by Steve Garbade Rosewood Five films