Two middle-aged dads just want to spend a quiet day with their daughters at the park. But when an obnoxious group of teens drive by, too fast and too loud, it spurs these aging, disgruntled dads into a self-righteous act of passive-aggression.

PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE DADS, was selected by 22 festivals, including Sedona, Nantucket, Breckenridge, SOHO, and BFI London. The film won 3 top awards, including Best Comedy (up against features) at the Beaufort International Film Festival.

Jim Picariello is a screenwriter/filmmaker breaking into the industry from rural, coastal Maine. His dark romantic comedy screenplay, THE CULT OF US, was a Quarter-Finalist in the Nicholl Fellowship, and his short script, NINJA CHIROPRACTOR, was a Semifinalist in the 2019 Austin Film Festival, where he's a 2-time Pitch Finalist. In addition, he is a 2018 Stowe Story Labs Alum. Jim’s first 4-minute short film, THIS TIME IT'S SHOPPING, made for $100, was selected by 18 film festivals and won 5 top awards. This earned the attention of Sesame Street, who hired Jim to make a short film about "The Number 6" on a Maine farm, which aired on HBO's Sesame Street in 2018. Most recently, Jim's feminist, animated, family feature screenplay, IGOR AND FRANKIE, was an Austin Film Festival Semifinalist, Nicholl Fellowship Top 10%, a Semifinalist at the Nashville Film Festival, and a finalist at the Big Apple Film Fest and Shore Scripts.