Keith Armonaitis
Independent Filmmaker
Other Roles: Director, Producer, Other
Areas of Focus: Feature Films, Shorts
Organization: SideSmile Inc
Biography
Keith Armonaitis is a born and bred Jersey boy. He studied acting at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers, and performed stand-up comedy in and around the NYC area, including as a member of the comedy improv troupe at CBGB’s in the 90’s.nHe has written a dozen screenplays, optioning two and producing three others.
His movie “Missed†won Best Narrative Short, and his movie “Swung†won the Lou Costello Award for Best Comedy Short at the Garden State Film Festival. He is currently in preproduction for a TV show based on the wrold of Swung, a show about the issues around 55+ communities.
His film “Be Home Soon†won a Silver Award at the first Elba Film Festival in 2019. His fourth film, “The Struggle†returns him back to looking at the absurdity of life through a comedic lens, and has had a successful film festival run winning many best of awards.
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Films
Swung (2019)
Role: Independent Filmmaker
Swung – A young man moves back in with his mom after his wife kicks him out, but he soon discovers that she is a swinger. A poignant story of elder independence.
Missed (2018)
Role: Other
Missed – A diner on a dusty desert highway finds Graham’s last attempt to reconnect with his estranged father, John. Can they reconcile before it’s too late?
Be Home Soon (2019)
Role: Director
A woman works to keep up the appearances of her perfect marriage and perfect home; but those appearances may hide a deeper, uglier truth.
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