High Times just dropped “Don’t Be A Clown,” a lean cannabis satire written, directed and produced by Dan Levy Dagerman (High Concept Entertainment), in partnership with High Times Magazine and Official Cannabis Seed Company. It stars Luke Jones, Eric Ochoa, Gata, Lynette Shaw, Charley Rossman and Brooke Burgstahler.
It cold-opens like a preview: Arty under an interrogation light, the pressure rising, a bucket nearby, and the refrain that haunts the film—“Where’d you get it?”—already in play. Smash to the title run.
Chapter One: Tears of a Clown. Arty is spiraling because he’s running out of weed. He calls the plug again and again. He picks through roaches, scrapes a pipe, eyes a dab rig that’s gone dry, shakes a grinder for leftovers, mixes with tobacco to stretch it.
Chapter Two: Intervention. Mom lays down the house rules: “Only smoke the zaza… Percy rosin only.” She packs a lunchbox. Dad adds, “Roll your own from now on.” Girlfriend draws a line: “If I ever hear the words Blue Dream again, I’m leaving you.” It lands absurd and deadpan at once, puncturing status games while it pushes Arty toward a new lane.
Chapter Three: New Arty. He steadies up, lands a job, starts getting his head stash online. The streets don’t let go. Suited guys roll up and snatch him. No one steps in. Two bystanders clock it, shrug, and wander off chasing Sour Diesel.
Chapter Four: Reservoir Clowns. We return to the room from the opener. The questioner smokes and smiles. “Where’d you get it?” Arty won’t name a dealer because he doesn’t have one. The running gag resolves clean: he points to a legit source through his mom, and the film tags the answer inside its world. The DJ’s voice circles back, tying the loop.
Watch the full short and drop your take in the comments.
Credits
- Writer/Director/Producer: Dan Levy Dagerman
- Production: High Concept Entertainment
- Partners: High Times Magazine, Official Cannabis Seed Company
- Cast: Luke Jones, Eric Ochoa, Gata, Lynette Shaw, Charley Rossman, Brooke Burgstahler
