When Life Gives You A Lawnmower (2025)

“When Life Gives You A Lawnmower” is currently on its festival circuit.

Follow @moonabbott.film on Instagram for updates regarding upcoming screenings.

In this short horror comedy with no dialogue, things go awry as 1950s couple Dick & Brenda prepare for company.

Official stills from “When Life Gives You A Lawnmower”

Behind the scenes from the set of “When Life Gives You A Lawnmower”

Mowing right along into @genreblast next week… See you in Virginia! Check out my short film When Life Gives You A Lawnmower at the Alamo Drafthouse in Winchester, VA on Aug 30 during the midnight block! So excited to screen among other crazy
Our 15th Official Selection comes from the Flint Monster Society in Flint, MI for their Flint Short Film Freakout! I’m so happy to share this amazing news about yet another Michigan festival for my Michigan friends and family to attend &mdash
When Life Gives You A Lawnmower is mowing back to Michigan! Thank you @pest_control_film_collective for the official selection! So happy this film is doing so well especially in Michigan where we shot it. MI FRIENDS — STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDA
Our next official selection comes from @portoffearff in Kenosha, WI! Check out When Life Gives You A Lawnmower at Port of Fear in October! More details to come soon… Thank you to Port of Fear for this recognition! Can’t wait to be there
THANK YOU @genreblast FOR NOMINATING When Life Gives You A Lawnmower for Best Micro Short and Best Score or Musical Arrangement in a Short Film! Congrats to all the nominees, and congrats to my entire cast and crew for this acknowledgment! Specia
Arizona! When Life Gives You A Lawnmower is coming to Flagstaff! We are screening in the Sunday, August 17th HORROR block at 12:30pm. If you’re in the area, be sure to check it out!!! #shortfilm #indiehorrorfilm #indiehorror #horror #comedy #h
DETROIT! When Life Gives You A Lawnmower is playing this weekend at Motor City Nightmares!!! Be there OR ELSE!!! So happy to have my film screen near my hometown again, and so close to where we shot the film itself! Hoping those of you in MI who hav
When Life Gives You A Lawnmower is screening in Bremerton, WA on Saturday, August 2nd at 7:20pm! If you’re in the area, be sure to check out this awesome film festival! I am so grateful to be part of it. 🏡👫🍋🩸 #shortfilm #indiehorrorfilm

Credits

Writer, Director, Producer — Moon Abbott

Chris Larson as “Dick”

Bethany Schmieder as “Brenda”

Producer — Alyssa Rae Thomas

Executive Producers — Robert Lopez II, Henry Hoare

Director of Photography — Sam Tudor-Hidy

Editor/Script Supervisor — Nadeen Alwan

Production Designer — Judas Gray

Original Score — Desmond Inglis

Assistant Director — Kaitlyn Cross

Location/Catering — Rayann Figler, Jane Tudor

Assistant Camera — Thea Kinner

Gaffers/Key Grips — Camryn Tabiolo, Quinn Pfitzer

Sound Mixer/Boom Operator — Sam Hirsch

Production Assistants — Bond, Drew Hohmann

Poster Design — Nathan Abbott

Special Thanks — Anna Lee Ackermann, Diego Beltran, Sonja Pardee, Robert Lopez, Bernice Salazar, Billy Wiers, McGregor’s Landscape