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Talking to Todd Strauss-Schulson About His New "Body Horror Comedy" Short Film 'Valibation'

Valibation, a new (NSFW) short film from A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas director Todd Strauss-Schulson, is really creepy, funny, and not at all like Harold and Kumar. The short follows Yale Guttman (James Kirkland), a man so in love with his iPhone that it fuses with his hand. If smart phones are the new cigarettes, as the short suggests, then this is a really compelling and cool looking Surgeon’s General warning. Take the next twenty minutes (don’t worry, it moves fast) to watch the short film, and then take the next five minutes to read my conversation with Todd. We discussed everything from his motivations for making the [...]

Watch Todd Strauss-Schulson's The Master Cleanse and Eat Something Hearty

The Master Cleanse, a new short film from A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas director Todd Strauss-Schulson is funny, pretty to look at, and also a chilling PSA about how being hungry makes us all turn into malevolent irrational monster beasts furiously roiling with grotesque rage. I bet watching it at lunchtime would make you really appreciate that turkey sandwich.

Talking to First-Time Director Todd Strauss-Schulson About A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

Unless you have a really big computer monitor, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, will be the first time you see Todd Strauss-Schulson’s work on the big screen. While all the familiar faces return for the third installment of the franchise, the movie marks the directorial debut for Strauss-Schulson. Strauss-Schulson earned his stripes as a director of short films and sketches right here on the internet. He found success with his signature brand of web videos that combine smartly written sketch comedy with cinematic action.

I recently caught up with Todd to talk about making a movie for stoners, how he got hired, and craft services.

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