On the evening of Friday, Oct. 8, the filmmakers peeled a piece of candy off a sign. On the back was the name of a genre theyd be basing their movie around.
From there, they had 48 hours to write, shoot and edit a film part of Louisvilles version of The 48 Hour Film Project, a competition held in cities across the world.
Tonight, Monday, Oct. 18, Louisvilles 20 finishers will present their finished movie outdoors at the Mellwood Art Center.
The films are four to seven minutes long and all must contain at least three elements: a character named Vanessa or Van Turpentine, a prop map and the line I havent seen her in three years or I have not seen in her in three years. There will be a horror movie, buddy film, superhero project and more.
Tonights audience will vote on their three favorite teams. A Best Film will be chosen and will be eligible to compete in the 48 Hour Film Projects Best Film of 2021 contest.
This evenings screenings will be broken up into two groups, one at 7:15 p.m. and the other at 9 p.m., with a $15 ticket granting you access to both. Itll be a real movie theater experience with a cash bar, including sodas and popcorn. For those who dont want to show up in person, theres a virtual screening option available as well. To buy tickets, go here.
Heres a promo for the films, showing clips from each project.
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This article appears in October 15, 2021.