ChristianFilmmakers.org sponsored a contest last weekend challenging Christian filmmakers to make a short 3-minute film in 36 hours. Some of the entries were so good that I had to write a post about them!
- The Boy with $100. Great story, and excellent acting for a lead so young.
- What is Your Favorite. Great acting.
- Pet-ty Cash.
- The Artist. [EDIT: Video since removed] I struggled with where to rank this one. Somehow, entering it, I found myself not wanting to like it, and eliminated it from my top 10, but I kept returning to it as much as or more than any other.
- Neighbors. There were several retellings of the Good Samaritan in this year’s contest. This one was the best.
Honorable Mention:
- Return. Excellent use of the film’s security elements, especially at the end. (The security elements were things announced the day of the contest that had to be included – three of seven choices – to prove the story was filmed during the contest time.)
- Falling Out of Control.
- Mice or Men. Good acting, especially by the very believable big-sister drill-sergeant. “Elsie Dinsmore?”
- The Masquerade. Great acting. I love the punch line. Just a little too weird to make my top 5.
- Leave Me. Definitely the best cinematography of any of the films, and a good idea, but I haven’t exactly figured out the ending.
