Film Festival 2007
WINNERS 2007!
BEST FEATURE
29 Reasons to Run
Murphy's Law takes over when a slacker (Jack Paradise) runs out of couches to sleep on and decides to take a road trip to find his lost love, but only after tricking his novel-challenged writer/ best friend (Peter Jonson) into going with him by making him believe that this trip could be the story he's been waiting to write all of his life. (1hr 39 min) www.29reasonstorun.com
Gary Weeks: ACTOR "JACK PARADISE"/ Screenwriter/Executive Producer. (Los Angeles, CA)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BRATS: Our Journey Home
U.S. military BRATS share intimate memories about their unique childhoods - growing up on military bases around the world, then struggling to fit into an America lifestyle with which they have little in common. Narrated and featuring songs by Kris Kristofferson. Interviews include General Norman Schwarzkopf. (1 hr 30 min) www.bratsjourneyhome.com
Donna Musil (Eatonton, GA)
Producer (1st Project,1st Feature); Director (1st Project,1st Feature) Writer
BEST SHORT
Space Available
In the year 2025, the U.S. Government imposes strict population control measures. The law mandates that no child can be born and remain alive unless at the moment of its birth, or within sixty seconds thereafter, there is space available in the region. Believing that the choice does not belong to Man, young Isabelle follows the law and proceeds on faith that her unborn son will ultimately survive. At the moment of his birth, however, the Space Available counter drops to zero. In another room in the hospital, a man lies clinging to life. His loving wife begs for life-saving measures, but is denied. Will his death come in time to save little Lazaro? 16 min
http://www.katscratchfilms.com/space_available.htm
Director: Kathilynn Phillips (East Norriton, PA)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
You Can't Tow a U-Haul with a Hearse
Filmed on location in Charleston, South Carolina with a native cast and crew, 'Uhaul' features Blues sensation Renee Austin singing a song from her forthcoming album. 'Uhaul' takes a playful stab at the old adage 'you can't take it with you when you go.'
3min, 20sec.
Jason Woods and John Reynolds (Charleston, SC)
BEST ANIMATION
Dear Sweet Emma
As the search is given up for Emma's latest husband, Tucker, a private look reveals that Emma has a secret and uncontrollable dark side. The sweetest angel and favorite citizen of Fishtickle would indeed pose an uncomfortable dilemma for all if her problems were ever found out. (5min). www.dearsweetemma.com
John Cernak: Director
BEST STUDENT FILM
Kilroy Was Here
The story takes place in France during World War II, where a stranded American pilot hangs helplessly from his parachute which has been tangled in a massive tree. He is soon discovered by a group of orphaned children who have been forced into primitive and feral means in order to survive the war for themselves. Separately, the pilot and the children fought for different causes in the same war. Now together, they will forge a connection that transcends language - and their cause will become one. 15min.
Charlie Boyles: Director (North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC)
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Carolina Storyteller
(Synopsis: Two Boys, A Dark Secret, A Small Southern Town)
Screenwriter: Marcia Chandler Rhea ( Charleston, South Carolina)
Screenwriter: Margaret Ford Rogers (Charleston, South Carolina)
Southern Lens Award WINNER!
BRATS: Our Journey Home
Donna Musil (Eatonton, GA)
Southern Lens is a weekly series dedicated to bringing ETV viewers the voices and culture of the South through the medium of independent films.
The ETV Southern Lens Award was awarded to the best Southern film at the festival. To be eligible for broadcast on the series, the film must be produced and/or directed by a Southern filmmaker, or be about a Southern subject. It must be appropriate for a public television audience but can be any genre or length. If it contains language prohibited by F.C.C. regulations, filmmaker must be willing to permit us to make minor edits.
