Jesse Fernandez: Vote for my film!
May 11th, 2009 | Interviews, San Francisco ComedyBay Area comedian Jesse Fernandez has a film competing in Rooftop Comedy’s National College Funny Film Competition. There are currently 12 films being voted on, and the top 4 will move on to compete at the Rooftop Comedy Festival next month. Click here to vote for Jesse’s film.
What is your film about?
Jesse Fernandez: I guess, if my film has any plot line at all, it’s that I fall asleep onstage and have this very peculiar dream, and everyone gets to see it in the film. That’s a stretch though. The film is essentially a series of odd visual one-liners.
Cool song… is that you or DJ Real doing the singing and guitar playing?
JF: DJ Real is doing the awesome guitar playing, and I’m doing the singing. It was DJ’s idea for me to sing in Spanish-sounding gibberish. I think the song came out very sincere-sounding but silly, which I love. One of my friends listened to that song and actually thought I was singing in fluent Spanish, which is fine with me too.
Rooftop Comedy is based here in SF- do you think that gives you any sort of advantage?
JF: I wish! The voting rounds are out of the Staff’s hands, and the judging round was done by independent judges from other areas of the comedy industry. But I think being in SF is way helpful. The comedy community here is really supportive, and so are the people in the area who just love comedy. Their votes make this thing happen.
One of the films you are up against is by a guy who goes to Scottsdale Community College- isn’t that just one step above the University of Phoenix?
JF: In the interest of diplomacy I will say that Scottsdale Community College and the University of Phoenix probably both have their strong points. A guy from Scottsdale got a film this far though, and the University of Phoenix didn’t. So in UoP’s face. Honestly, a good film can come from anywhere. I just hope everyone thinks mine is better. Also, …vote for my film, everyone!
