Award-winning comedy short film
Technical Support
She was everything he wanted, until she glitched. A comedy about sex, relationships, and the moment technology stops taking instructions.
The film
Based on SHP Comics’ EroTech
Directed by Kris Lefcoe, written by Shawn Hainsworth, and starring Courtney Pauroso, Davey Johnson, and Aparna Nancherla.
- 27festival screenings
- ~2Malmost 2 million views on YouTube
Awards and festivals
Screened at 27 festivals
Three award winner entries, 3 finalists, 2 honorable mentions, 1 nominee, 2 semi-finalists and 16 additional selections.
Selected at
- Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival
- Big Apple Film Festival
- Boston International Film Festival
- DANCES WITH FILMS
- deadCenter Film Festival
- Defy Film Festival
- Discover Short Film Festival
- Festival of Cinema NYC
- Manhattan Film Festival
- New York CineFest
- New York City Independent Film Festival
- North Hollywood CineFest
- Rutherford Film Festival
- San Francisco Short Film Festival
- San Jose International Short Film Festival
- Seattle International Film Festival
Selections and awards
- Award winner Deluxe Film Festival, International short film
- Award winner Paris International Short Festival, All categories
- Award winner SHORT to the Point, Narrative short
- Honorable mention 2026 WSXA Paris International Film Festival
- Honorable mention Los Angeles Short Film Award, Super short film
- Finalist AltFF Alternative Film Festival, Short films
- Finalist Cannes Film Awards, Golden Pier: Super short film
- Finalist Prague Film Festival, Grand Prix: Super short film
- Semi-finalist Dumbo Film Festival, Short narrative
- Semi-finalist Monte Carlo Movie Awards, Best short film
- Nominee Studio City International Film and TV Festival, Comedy short
Categories are listed as recorded in FilmFreeway. Broad category labels do not indicate a win in every individual award category.
Production
Timeline
Production was completed on July 20 and 21, 2023 in Brooklyn, NY.
- Production July 20 and 21, 2023
- Post-production August to December 2023
- Festival distribution January to November 2024
- Home video distribution November 2024
Cast and crew
The people behind it
Cast
- Courtney Pauroso Alana
- Davey Johnson Milton
- Aparna Nancherla Jill, Customer Support
Crew
- Kris Lefcoe Director
- Shawn Hainsworth Executive producer and writer
- Adam Kolodny Director of photography
- James Renfroe Editor
- Jordan Seigel Composer
What comes next
Watch it, then see the next film
Technical Support shows how an SHP story can travel from comics to film. Girl From Mars is next, and it is raising funds now.
