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Harlem & Culture

Harlem Reacts to the Harlem Shake

5:24 · Uploaded 2013

The worldwide meme meets the people of Harlem. The reaction film that started the conversation.

Harlem & Culture

The Real Harlem Shake | Original Harlem Shake Dance

2:35 · Uploaded 2013

The original Harlem Shake, performed in the streets of Harlem by the Original Harlem Shakers.

Harlem & Culture

The Story of the Real Harlem Shake | Harlem's Dance Legacy

3:27 · Uploaded 2013

A closer look at the dance and the community behind it.

Comedy Shorts

Santa Mike Brings Christmas Gifts to NYC | A Short Film

2:43 · Uploaded 2016

Santa Mike walks through New York City handing out blessing bags to people experiencing homelessness. A short Christmas film about making time for people who are too often passed by.

Comedy Shorts

Somewhere in New Jersey | Showtime Grand Prize–Winning Short Film

2:08 · 2014 film · uploaded 2025

Showtime’s Shameless Film Fest · Grand prize winner

Winner of Showtime’s Shameless Film Fest.

Meet the scammer family from New Jersey in this award-winning comedy short.

Parody & Satire

How to Respond to Catcalling | NYC Woman Fights Back

1:50 · Uploaded 2014

NYC Woman Fights Back. A street-harassment parody that turns the encounter on its head.

Parody & Satire

SNITCH: Get Paid to Snitch on Your Neighbors | Parody Commercial

3:10 · Uploaded 2021

Get paid to report your neighbors. A satirical commercial about turning nosiness into a business.

Parody & Satire

Trump: Bad & Boujee | Migos Parody

2:10 · Uploaded 2017

Jacob Berger plays Donald Trump in this Migos music-video parody from Schlepp Films. Watch the official WorldStarHipHop release, which credits Schlepp Films.

Parody & Satire

Trump Goes to the Hood | Soulja Boy Parody

Jacob Berger brings Soulja Boy’s viral street encounter into a Trump parody, directed by Chris McGuire. Shared on Instagram by WorldStarHipHop and Snoop Dogg.

Harlem & Culture

PTHSD: Post-Traumatic Harlem Shake Disorder

1:31 · Uploaded 2013

A satirical response to the Harlem Shake meme that took over the internet.

Documentary

Long Covid: The Quiet Epidemic | The Sound of Silence

3:37 · Uploaded 2021

Long Covid: The Quiet Epidemic is a 2021 awareness piece about people living with the aftermath of COVID-19 and the feeling of being unheard.

Parody & Satire

Package Thief Caught During Quarantine | Ring Camera Parody

0:46 · Uploaded 2020

A porch pirate encounters the rules of lockdown in this quarantine comedy sketch. Schlepp Films takes on the familiar Ring-camera package-theft video, with a 2020 twist.

Comedy Shorts

The Easter Bunny Comes to Lockdown Town | Easter Comedy

1:06 · Uploaded 2020

The Easter Bunny has a job to do, even in lockdown. This Easter comedy follows an essential worker with eggs to deliver and a very unusual set of working conditions.

Street Interviews & Pranks

NYC Reacts to Donald Trump | Part 2: Street Interviews (2016)

3:11 · Uploaded 2016

More New Yorkers react to a life-sized Donald Trump cardboard cutout in this second collection of street interviews. Filmed in Central Park and Union Square ahead of the 2016 New York primary.

Street Interviews & Pranks

NYC Reacts to Donald Trump | Part 1: Street Interviews (2016)

3:49 · Uploaded 2016

A Donald Trump cardboard cutout gets New Yorkers talking. We took it to Central Park and Union Square to hear what people thought ahead of the 2016 New York primary.

Street Interviews & Pranks

Marriage Equality | Street Voices on Love and Equal Rights (2013)

3:44 · Uploaded 2013

People share their views on marriage equality in this 2013 Schlepp Films street-interview piece. A look at love, equal rights and the lives behind the public debate.

Music & Performance

The Ballad of March Madness | NCAA Basketball Fan Tribute

1:33 · Uploaded 2013

The Ballad of March Madness is a musical tribute to college basketball fans, from the hope of a fresh bracket to the agony of watching it fall apart. Ted Limpert leads this Schlepp Films short.

Parody & Satire

Why We Need Congressional Term Limits | Political Satire

1:00 · Uploaded 2012

A congressman starts a new term with the same old habits. Why We Need Congressional Term Limits is a short political satire from the Schlepp Films archive.

Comedy Shorts

CanMan | Rival Can Collectors Comedy Short

3:35 · Uploaded 2007

Two rival can collectors cross paths on a sunny day at the beach.

Comedy Shorts

Driving Bobby Mad | New York Traffic Comedy

3:00 · Uploaded 2007

New York traffic gets in the way of a man trying to impress his new employer. Driving Bobby Mad is an early Schlepp Films comedy about pressure building behind the wheel.