Which 1994 comedy film did this American filmmaker, actor, comic book writer, author, and podcaster, who ran the short film festival Movies Askew, write, direct, co-produce, and act in?
Clerks
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comic book writer, author, and podcaster.
 He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film "Clerks" (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob.
 Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith's follow-up films "Mallrats", "Chasing Amy", "Dogma", and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" which were set primarily in his home state of New Jersey.
 While not strictly sequential, the films frequently featured crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon described by fans as the "View Askewniverse", named after his production company View Askew Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier.
Movies Askew
Movies Askew is a short film festival run by Kevin Smith and View Askew Productions.
 "We've shown you ours.
 Now show us yours," submitters were encouraged.
 The 12 finalists of 2005 were screened at a gala event in Hollywood, California on September 6, 2006.
 The audience included a panel of celebrity judges with the likes of Jason Mewes, Scott Mosier and "Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelly.
Ben Ferris
Ben Ferris is an Australian filmmaker and the Artistic Director of the Sydney Film School.
 As a film writer/director he has won major international awards, including the Grand Prix at the Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan for his short film "The Kitchen" (2003) and the Grand Prix at the One Take Film Festival in Zagreb, Croatia for his short film "Ascension" (2004).
 He has written and directed the feature film "Penelope" (2009) which screened in National Competition at the 56th Pula Film Festival and the feature film "57 Lawson" (2016).
 In 2017 he won a residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. Comics artist
A comics artist (also comic book artist or graphic novel artist, comic book producer, comic book illustrator, comic book writer, and comic book author) is a person working within the comics medium on comic strips, comic books, or graphic novels.
 The term may refer to any number of artists who contribute to produce a work in the comics form, from those who oversee all aspects of the work to those who contribute only a part. Jeremy O'Keefe
Jeremy O'Keefe is an American filmmaker.
 His debut film, "Wrestling", was released in 2008.
 His short film, CLOSURE, was an Official Selection at the Frameline Festival, Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the Hollywood Attack of the 50 Foot Reels Film Festival, the Festival Mix Milano and the North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
 His next film, "Somewhere Slow" starring Jessalyn Gilsig, of "Glee (TV Series)", who is also one of the film's producers won the Best Narrative Feature prize at the 2013 Brooklyn Film Festival. Christopher Yost
Christopher Lee Yost (born February 21, 1973) is an American film, animation and comic book writer best known as the head writer of the Marvel Comics animated series "" and co-writer (with his frequent collaborator Craig Kyle) of the comic book series "X-23: Innocence Lost", "X-23: Target X", "New X-Men", "X-Force".
 and "Scarlet Spider" (Volume 2).
 Yost was a member of the Marvel Writers Program and has worked as a screenwriter for Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe with "" (2013) and "" (2017); while he is also signed on to write the "" spin-off movie, "Silver & Black", based on the comic book superheroes Silver Sable and Black Cat. Brockton McKinney
Brockton McKinney is an American comic book writer, short story author and horror film screenwriter.
 McKinney currently writes the comic book series' "Gingerdead Man, Zoe Dare, & Ehmm Theory" and "Amerikarate (comic book)" for Action Lab Comics and the film Evil Bong 666 for Full Moon Features Bryan Johnson (comic book writer)
Bryan Lee Johnson (born December 7, 1967) is an American comic book writer, podcaster, actor and television personality associated with filmmaker Kevin Smith and the View Askewniverse.
 He is best known by his local fame in New Jersey and appearances in Smith's New Jersey films as comic book fan Steve-Dave Pulasti.
 He was also the basis for the "Clerks" character Randal Graves.
 Through his friendship with Smith, he was often involved in his productions until Smith moved to Los Angeles.
 He wrote and directed one film, "Vulgar" (2000), for View Askew.
 He worked briefly at the Los Angeles branch of Smith's comic book store, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash.
 He became co-host of the "Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!
" podcast with friend Walt Flanagan and Brian Quinn.
 He also has co-starred on the AMC reality series "Comic Book Men" since 2012. Manav Bhinder
Manav Bhinder is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, actor and assistant director, best known for writing and directing short films like Dor (Special Festival Mention at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2014 and acting debut of Parineeti Chopra), Phir Ek Baar (Official Selection at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2014), Pursuit of Love (Winner – DNA Short Cuts, Short Film Festival 2015) and Ankahee Baatein, (Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival 2016 - Short Film Corner) starring Avika Gor, Barkha Bisht and Manish Raisinghan.
 His upcoming films include a short film titled "Ek Khoobsurat Ittefaq", starring Shashank Vyas and Adaa Khan, and produced by Priyanka Chopra.
 Apart from writing an directing short films, he has worked on a number of film projects as an Assistant Director and occasionally, as an actor. Tracie Laymon
Tracie Laymon is a screenwriter, producer and film director.
 Laymon was raised in Houston, Texas, and studied film at the University of Texas at Austin.
 She began her film career with work in the Texas area, and several of her music videos and short films were recognized with film festival awards.
 She served in film production capacities in multiple movies, including "Matchstick Men" in 2003 and "The Alamo" in 2004.
 Laymon moved to California in 2005, and continued film production work there, serving as production assistant on films "The Ringer" in 2005 and "Blades of Glory" in 2007.
 Her short film "Inside" premiered in 2009 at the Milan International Film Festival in Milan, Italy, and won the award in "Best Short Film" from the Women's Image Network.
 She also directed the first ever half-hour comedy for the internet entitled "Goodnight Burbank", which premiered on Hulu.com in April 2011 and was personally acquired by Mark Cuban that same day.
 The shows then aired on Cuban's HDNet in the fall of 2011.
 Her most recent short film "A Hidden Agender" premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival and received the Jury Award for Best Dark Comedy at the Houston International Film Festival (also known as Worldfest Houston) in 2012.
 Laymon was also named to the Independent Film Channel's list of emerging "Icons" and "Film Innovators".
 She is currently in development of her first feature film, which she also wrote.
 The original screenplay received the Jury Award for Best Screenplay at the LA Comedy Festival in December 2013.
 Laymon is in development of this feature film and plans to direct it in Texas in 2017.