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May 5, 2011 at 11:12am

FRIDAY: 72-Hour Film Competition Viewing Party

Kris Crews will participate in the 72-Hour Film Competition once again this year. Facebook photo

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WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? >>>

On Thursday, April 21, 30 teams assembled at The Grand Cinema to receive this year's 72-Hour Film Competition requirements - elements that need to be included in every film. In each submitted work, someone must say, "What are you going to do about it?"; somewhere, there must be an egg; and at least one scene must take place on a dock or pier.

Now in its seventh year, the 72-Hour Film Competition threw a curveball into the mix by requiring that one character must possess super powers, which will doubtlessly shape many of the films to be screened on Friday.

I contacted two battle-tested and ambitious 72-Hour veterans, Kris Crews and Rick Gratzer. Their styles couldn't be more dissimilar, with Gratzer frequently embracing silliness and Crews leaning in a more psychedelic direction. I wondered how they responded differently to the challenge of making a five-minute-or-less film in three days.

To read Rev. Adam McKinney's full article on the 72-Hour Film Competition, including interviews with Crews and Gratzer, click here.

[Rialto Theater, 72-Hour Film Competition Viewing Party, Friday, May 6, 7 p.m., $11-$15, 901 Broadway, Tacoma, 253.591.5890]

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