Howard Gertler

Pizza -- Cara Ethel's 18th birthday-from-hell gets an unexpected lift when the pizza guy makes a delivery.

Jump Tomorrow -- Two strangers help George decide if he should go through with a pre-arranged marriage to a woman he has never met or if he should follow his heart and lead his own life.

Chubby Cara-Ethyl is having a terrible 18th birthday party until a charming pizza delivery man stops by with an unexpected gift. The thirty-something pizza guy then takes Cara out of her pained tween existence and into a night of romantic farce. This wicked comedy from IFC is a 2007 Spirit Award nominee for up-and-coming indie producers Howard Gertler and Tim Perell.

&NFb;&NFb_;This quirky comedy stars Kylie Sparks and Ethan Embry as misfits who bond during a one-night suburban odyssey. When nobody except her mom and imaginary friend show up at her 18th birthday bash, chubby Cara (Sparks) strikes up a conversation with philosophizing pizza deliveryman Matt Firenze (Embry) -- who invites her to tag along on his rounds. What ensues is a revelatory evening that gives Cara an education and forces Matt to face reality.