ANACONDA | Omeleto Comedy

A woman shares a hotel room with her crush, then has an embarrassing situation.
ANACONDA is used with permission from Cornelia Hanes. Learn more at corneliahanes.com.
Annie is a single, slightly uptight Swedish woman who is new to L.A. and still getting used to her new home. Looking to expand the circle of people she knows, she agrees to tag along with a group of new friends to Burning Man. The group includes Eric, a man with whom Annie experiences a spark of romantic attraction.
When they have some car trouble and find themselves in Reno, the group all have to share one hotel room. The close quarters could prompt an unexpected and not unwelcome intimacy with Eric. But when Annie finds herself in an embarrassing situation, she worries that such proximity might ruin her chances in love after all.
Directed by Chelsea Gonzalez and written by Cornelia Hanes, who also stars as Annie, this frank, funny short romantic comedy finds wit, humor and not a little empathy in the gap between the ideal self we want to present to a new love interest and the messy human beings we actually are. Quick-witted pacing, fun dialogue and an upbeat soundtrack appeal to fans of the rom-com genre, but what makes the short particularly heartfelt is its insistence on the importance of authenticity when it comes to a genuine romantic connection.
The storytelling launches us right into Annie's situation, opening with a brief frank scene in the bathroom, sketching out her background quickly and establishing a possible romance with Eric. They have a few sweet moments at the start that anticipate a charming, cute possibility of coming together as a couple, as well as a few slightly embarrassing hiccups. With the effervescence of an expansive road trip and the wide-open cinematography to match, viewers would likely expect a journey that's adorable and charming with a few quirky speed bumps to ramp up interest.
The sly, subversive writing delivers a much more real, squirmingly relatable obstacle to true love, one that revs up Annie's anxiety, especially considering how physically close everyone is. All the smaller embarrassments from earlier have snowballed into something potentially and hugely mortifying for Annie, and her efforts to extract herself from the situation only add to the comedy. As Annie, Hanes deftly finds a balance between neuroticism, awkwardness and a relatable vulnerability. But eventually, all her attempts to fix her dilemma only add to the complications -- and potentially jeopardize a promising romantic connection.
Good-natured, well-paced and entertaining to watch, ANACONDA could easily veer into gross-out body humor or exaggerated farce with its plotline. Instead, it keeps true to its ultimate message of "keeping it real," keeping its emotional tenor on the more even-keeled and natural side of things. It makes for awkward comedy, but it also offers a fine, low-key celebratory message about rejecting shame over something that everyone does and celebrating self-love as not an inflation of ego, but an acceptance of the imperfections of being human.

[@-svet-ka-]

The moral of the story - always be natural, tell the truth, and if someone cannot handle it, it is their problem 😆😃

[@shirley_valente]

OMG! This had me crying from laughing so hard! Very well done! The faces of the friend and hotel guy looking at the toilet was hilarious! 🤣🤣

[@demetrius235]

The biggest crime here is that she didn't fold the TP to use less of it. I tell my wife, don't roll / bunch it all up like that - Chaos!🤣

[@Dayvit78]

I always wondered how some people manage to use half a roll in one sitting.

[@nicoleannecollet]

This was funny, and I loved the "jungle" soundtrack lol

[@corneliahanes]

Hi everyone! I'm Cornelia, the creator of ANACONDA :) I hope you had as much fun watching the film as I did making it! Remember, perfection is an illusion, and laughter is a powerful healer. Feel free to drop your thoughts or questions in the comments below. I'm all ears! Thanks a million for tuning in and letting the laughs roll. You're the real MVPs!

[@KatWoodland]

Amazing! Really fun flick. I have clogged the toilet once in my life, at an inappropriate time.

[@shirley_valente]

Well done to the whole crew! It was hilariously relatable, specially in early stages of dating! 😂

[@magnetdesignandadver]

LOL! This is very good. Especially since it happened to a girl not a guy. I'm sure most people can relate...

[@natureboytom]

I’ve lived wit women growing up, it prepared me for “giving them their space “ in my adulthood. This was very real, very funny👍😂

[@shao0076]

THIS IS PRIME 🤣🤣🤣

[@WilliamKroupaJr.]

Happy to be Like #1 of many I’m sure. Great direction, the pace is just right. Acting is spot on also. Bravo!

[@prosperity4444]

We've all had those dumps

[@seanhudsonforester]

This was eye opening. Until now I had no idea women ya know went to the bathroom as well. Makes sense with the whole going to the bathroom in pairs and groups! 😅😮

[@dannyluv78]

Every hotel/motel should have a dipper. It would be helpful, just in case haha

[@dthomas4566]

Wow I as a Man, I had no idea......that women took shits, this changes EVERYTHING!!!

[@andrewhancock2451]

I was thinking "burning man", "desert", "anaconda". Boy was I off.

[@Leandro-X.2024]

I hope no young boy watches this, his reality will SHUTTER 🤣

[@DaveSuperDaveLyon]

I'm giving this a thumbs up, but I really feel like the acting could have been better. My 2¢

[@d.trubre5216]

I fixed it I'm a man

[@andrewhancock2451]

Now we know. =)

[@Not_Always]

literal toilet humor.

[@michaellacunza6567]

😆😆😆

[@clasencoach]

seriously?