Cracking up in 5

05/19/2019

Here is the latest *PROBLEMATIC* short from Cracking Up in 5 - our take on Gentrification in Brooklyn. Enjoy...

"Here's our problematic take on gentrification in Brooklyn." Produced by Cracking Up in 5 Written Directed by Francis Agyapong, Jr. & Phillip Gladkov For mor...

05/18/2019

🃏Coming Soon 🃏 @ Port Authority Bus Terminal

05/14/2019

We got some (controversial) content coming at you soon. You can tell even GW is @ Port Authority Bus Terminal

10/17/2018

S.O.S. if you're trying to watch the film on youtube and can't because WE LITERALLY BROKE THEIR SITE WITH ALL OUR VIEWS... you can see it here:

Explore the different biomes and organisms of New York City in this Planet Earth parody by

10/15/2018

We were lucky enough to get the chance to direct an episode of Planet Earth (documentary series) ... IDK how we did it but thank you so much David Attenborough and to everyone involved!

Francis Agyapong Phill Gladkov Adisa Lucius Duke Pru Montin Evan Joseph Alan ZB

Explore the different biomes and organisms of New York City in this Planet Earth parody by

09/30/2018

Excited to announce that our first short "Picking Up the Work" will be screening at the Portland Comedy Film Festival in November! Thank you to everyone who was a part of this project, we love you :-)

Congratulations Cracking up in 5 "Picking Up The Work" Directed by Francis Agyapong Jr. & Phillip Gladkov (New York) is a Fall 2018 Official Selection! https://hubs.ly/H0dY1gV0

Synopsis: All chaos ensues when a blue collar construction guy goes looking for some cheap labor in the wrong part of town.

Bio: Francis Agyapong, Jr. is a Brooklyn-born filmmaker raised on the shady, less respected side of the waterfront(i.e. Hoboken, NJ — ).
He’s had stints creating video content at places like NYMAG, PopSci, Hearst Digital and most recently The New York Times.
Currently, you can catch him making short comedies with his creative partner, Phillip Gladkov, under the moniker of Cracking up in 5.
Please forward all kind words, inquiries, hate mail and death threats to [email protected].

07/28/2018

07/27/2018

This one's for all the late-night lurkers and ex-stalkers looking for empathy in the deep dark web

One person's absurd quest to one up their Ex on social media.

07/11/2018

Happy Cheer Up the Lonely Day

http://crackingupin5.com/

07/02/2018

There's our article again, this time right next to an article about the Coen Brothers. Thanks again to No Film School

https://tinyurl.com/y93eso4y

06/26/2018

All the thanks in the world to MOMI and Sonia Epstein for this awesome write-up.

Sloan Science and Film is a website devoted to exploring the intersection of science and film, and enhancing the public understanding of science and technology.

06/01/2018

Some new algorithm-breaking spam for your timelines and inboxes.

A FILM ABOUT EGOS.

And thanks to the lovely people who made it happen:
Gregory Alexander Georgina Di Francesco Adisa Lucius Duke Evan Joseph Inna Theartist Ronald Alava Vanessa AT Margaret Saunders Joseph Dunn Anastasia Romashko Jacob Spetzler Natalie Reneau Daphne Rstw Tess Kramer Hana Elias Trytone Sound LLC

*Disclaimer: No egos were harmed in the making of this film.*