Laud Weiner
# Laud Weiner

Laud Weiner is a short film written and directed by Philip Euling, starring David Hyde Pierce. The cast also includes Marisol Nichols, 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 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.

## Film Festivals

* Montreal World Film Festival 2002
* Edinburgh International Film Festival 2002
* Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
* Philadelphia Film Festival 2002
* American Cinematheque 2002
* Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival 2002
* Cinequest Film Festival 2003
* Hamptons International Film Festival 2002
* Newport Beach Film Festival 2002
* Rhode Island International Film Festival 2002
* Maui Film Festival 2003
* Cinema Society of San Diego 2003
* Port Townsend Film Festival, Washington 2002
* Silver Lake Film Festival 2002
* Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival 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

## Reaction

The film won Best Short Film at the Wine Country Film Festival in 2002.

