Betrayal, lies and illicit slapstick. After being the entertainment at a birthday party two clowns, Bumble and Chuckles, discuss their future together. Bumble thinks the spark has gone out of the relationship and feels the need for change. Chuckles is happy with things and just wants the status quo and good party food.
Is this the end of the road for them as a double act or will they find some common ground, something stronger than the sound of laughter that can keep them together?
A short film about love, relationships and monkeys. Because monkeys ARE funny.
Technical details
Narrative Short - UK - 5 minutes - English (with subtitles)
Cast and Credits
Key Cast
Ian Hart - "Bumble "
Spike McGuire - "Chuckles "
Director - Spike McGuire
Director - Alexander Vaughan
Writer - Spike McGuire
Producer - Rj Parkinson
Assistant Producer - Alexander Vaughan
First Assistant Director - Mathew Parker
Director of Photography - Joshua Tapp
First Camera Assistant - Jack Kershaw
Editors - Thomas Howard McCallum
Editors - Ash McDermott
Grip - Jack Kershaw
Sound - Ash McDermott
Production Designer - Amy-Sue Sjollema
Art Director - Rosanna Thomson
Costume Designer - Rosanna Thomson
Hair and Make-up - Jax Browne
EPK - Thomas Howard McCallum
LVFF 2026 Award Nominations
Best Actor - Ian Hart
Best Supporting Actor - Spike McGuire
Best Comedy
Student Showcase Award
Screening Details:
Student Showcase. Sunday April 26th. 5pm-9pm. Venue to be announced.
Director biography
- Spike mcguire and Alexander vaughan
Spike McGuire lives in Brighton. In 2018, while on his way to college, he was hit by a car and suffered a life changing brain injury. After six months in intensive care and six months in rehab he returned home to continue his recovery. With lots of hard work and great people around him he returned to education to complete his A levels and has recently graduated from Met Film School with a degree in filmmaking. Spike has done work experience at Hatrick productions in London and also shadowed the director Philip Barantini on the Emmy award-winning show Adolescence . Honk is his first short film to be entered into festivals.
Alexander Vaughan, 23, was born and raised in the heart of Sussex. He has been in love with the art of cinema since the age of five and has worked tirelessly to try and achieve his dream of becoming a film maker. “It is the greatest honour of my life to have my work showcased at this magnificent festival and even now I can't believe this has actually happened to me.”