Written by Joseph Dickerson
On Friday, April 23, the Campus Activities Board, the Honors College and Harding’s chapter of the National Broadcasting Society are hoping to pack the Administration auditorium for the HU 5 Minute Film Festival.
Everyone is invited to the event to watch films produced by fellow students. By attending, they can not only support the different organizations hosting the festival but also vote for the films in their categories.
“We created this festival because we wanted students to be able to have a creative outlet, regardless of their previous skill set”, said Grant Dillion, a senior electronic media production major and director of the HU 5 Minute Film Festival. “This festival isn’t about prestigious art. It’s about creativity and fun.”
A consistent theme runs through the video submission fee, length of the videos, admission fee to attend and opportunity to purchase all of the videos on DVD at the event: the number five. From beginning to end, everything only costs $5 or lasts five minutes.
The HU 5 Minute Film Festival is a fundraiser for Harding’s chapter of the National Broadcasting Society. Not only are NBS members hoping that there are many students who will create videos for the film festival, they also hope to pack the auditorium full of people to watch and vote.
The rules for video submissions are simple and straightforward. The videos must be under 5 minutes long or under and they must be Harding appropriate.
There will also be a “worst” films category for those who are just looking to have fun with their videos.
“Participants [can] opt to be a part of the ‘worst’ film category,” Dillion said. “We aren’t here to mock anyone who isn’t up for laughing at themselves.”
“I think it is always an amazing opportunity when you have the chance to bring creative people from around campus to a single event to broadcast their talent,” said Calea Bakke, a junior global communication major who is working with the event as part of the Honors College. “I am also looking forward to the ‘worst’ film category — where people enter films for the point of them being laughed at. They should be pretty funny.”
After the HU 5 Minute Film Festival, there will be a screening of “When The Night Comes,” a documentary about the worldwide fight to end malaria. The film is directed by Bobby Bailey, one of the directors of the 2003 documentary “Invisible Children” and the founder of the Invisible Children organization.
