Two lifelong friends face off in a chaotic grocery game show, where the real prize isn’t the cash—it’s surviving each other, a sexist host, and the ghosts of high school past
Grocery Grab
Short Film – Comedy/Drama
Set in 1992, Grocery Grab follows Dale and Trina — two codependent best friends on the verge of an emotional breakup. One’s seven months pregnant, the other’s stuck in the past. When they enter a nostalgic game show to prove they’ve “made it,” unresolved tensions erupt in a cart-smashing, chip-throwing, peanut-butter-slap meltdown.
But underneath the absurdity is a real story about growing up without growing apart. As the cameras roll, Dale and Trina are forced to confront how identity, loyalty, and fear shape the people we become — and what it takes to stay connected when everything is changing.
Dani Adaliz is an award-winning director, actress, comedian, writer, and Moth Story Slam winner. Her work explores identity, memory, and cringe behavior (The human condition).
Dani has directed music videos (Mick Jenkins), collaborated with Broadway Video, Buzzfeed, and Mitu, and performs live at The Groundlings, & UCB.
Her directorial debut, Chuchi and Adaliz, premiered at SXSW 2023, won Best Web Series at the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival, and screened at LALIFF 2023 and Stareable Fest NY 2023. She was a fellow at the NALIP 2022 Incubator Program and is a member of The Alliance of Women Directors and Film Fatales
Writer - Dani Adaliz
Producers - Kelly Sarri, Alejandro Echeagaray, Sarah Tither Kaplan, Karla Espino
Actors: Johnno Wilson (HBO, Disney, Amazon), Sarah Cornell (SXSW, Groundlings, UCB), Jazmyn W (2M Tik-Tok), Auri Jackson (Buzzfeed, A24)
