2012 Winners

Features

First place: If I Had Wings To Fly 1 hr 14 min.
Bruno Seraphin, Asheville NC. An independently produced narrative feature film exploring and celebrating traditional music, dance and storytelling in Western North Carolina, as well as the joys and sorrows of being young and directionless anywhere.http://kazoofilms.org

Second place: It's In The Blood 1 hr 21 min.
Scooter Downey, Louisville KY. Lance Henriksen is back in this horror/ thriller about a father and son who confront their past and must escape with their lives. http://www.itsinthebloodthemovie.com/

Third place: Lake Effects 1 hr 34 min.
Sarah Elizabeth Timmins, Moneta VA. This is the story of a family raised on the lake. The older daughter moved away to Los Angeles to become a lawyer, the younger, an artist, now teaches art at the local elementary school and lives with her parents and their dog. ttp://lifeoutloudfilms.com/About_Lake_Effects.html

Documentary

First place: Romeo Must Hang 1 hr 15 min.
Bob Wilkinson, Ripley WV. In 1931, a woman and her three young children left their home in Chicago, en route to a new life with a man who promised a home, affection and security. Three weeks later they were found dead —— buried in a ditch in a small West Virginia town. . . and they were not alone. This is a story that transfixed an entire nation for months; a story that came to be immortalized in a classic Hollywood film (Night of the Hunter, starring Robert Mitchum); and even as it has faded into obscurity, its effect echoes even still —— every time the news media latches on to a serial killer in an attempt to profit from scaring the living hell out of you. http://www.romeomusthang.com/

Second place: An Inconsistent Truth 100 min.
Phil Valentine, Brentwood TN. From director Shayne Edwards and award-winning radio host Phil Valentine, An Inconsistent Truth takes you along for the ride on one man’s quest for the truth. Many people believe in man-made global warming but they don’t know why. This is one of the most important issues of our day yet the average American knows so very little about what’s really going on. Is that by design? Who stands to make billions off cap-and-trade legislation? Why do those who raise their voices the loudest lead the most wasteful lifestyles? Is carbon dioxide really a pollutant or is it a harmless gas that’s essential to life here on Earth? http://aninconsistenttruth.com/

Screenplay

First place: "Elsewhen” by Gary Bullock. A scientist and the love of his life are stranded in separate worlds when she steps into an alternate universe to escape certain death. Stalked by a fanatic who wants her secret ability, while his world is doomed, they must find a portal to reunite in ELSEWHEN - anyplace but here, anytime but now, because the Future just isn't what it used to be.

Second place: "My Autopsy" by Holly Reece. A story of the progression of a womans strength as she journeys to escape the invisible chains of a past abusive relationship. In an exploration of the darker side of love and obsession, and how an emotional autopsy is sometimes necessary to realize our own power.

Short

First place: Wolf Call 12 min.
Rob Underhill, Raleigh NC. The true Emmett Till story as reported by William Bradford Huie of LOOK magazine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGiWzLnJpjE

Micro-Film

First place: Cliffstarter 3 min.
Nolan Cubero, Louisville KY. Clifford Hanger has been working in the movie industry for fourteen years. He believes his experience as a movie theater manager has prepared him to direct his first film. In order to raise money for his movie, he has made this video to get money from potential investors. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2123166/

Young Filmmaker

First place: A Dead Dog Like Me 1 hr 14 min.
Ian Mcullough, Clarksville, Tennessee. John, a recovering alcoholic, tries to establish a relationship with his young son. However, after taking his son's protection into his own hands by roughing up a politically powerful child molester, he is forced to take the son that doesn't know him on a run from the law. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2091224/

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