Bayou City Film News

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Students from the Art Institute of Houston will showcase their latest short films and commercials. Come support talented local filmmakers and their cast and crew along with friends, family and professors Saturday September 22nd 7pm-10pm. "Timeless" ...Allen Taylor Seeing our times, a young woman must make a choice. "A Fresh Stack" Hannah Byars The story of a young man that goes out of his way to bring home the one thing his pregnant and moody wife ask for. A simple miscommunication leads him to have bitten off more than he could chew. "Friendship Club" Eric Martin A friendship club meeting leads a young high schooler to question everything she thought she knew and could cause the loss of an important new relationship. "Paradox Resolved" John Huslage A man gains the ability to travel through time and will use it in order to try and save his fiancee, thus altering his past. "Flyleaf" Lawrence McGaffie A young homeless...

 Mind of the Enemy staring Clem Ohameze, Chidi Mokeme, Jim Lawson, Van Vicker and Susan Nwokedi is a story about a man's quest to bring great changes to his country. When a good man wins the presidential race, the defeated current president decides to take back the country by all means necessary. However, an unlikely savior derails the plot. The race is on for the office of the president. Who will win? Mind of the Enemy is written and produced by Susan Nwokedi and directed by Van Vicker.

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Raven Films entered this short film into the 48 Hour Film Project 2012. 72 teams participated in the contest and only 60 teams completed films that were eligible for awards. Crackerjack is the story of three brothers in the 1930's deep south, their altercation with a psychopath and one of the brother's love for a woman he intends to marry. All of them get mixed up into one giant ordeal as the three brothers struggle to fix the conflict. On Thursday, July 26th Raven films took home 11 awards for this film including: -Audience Favorite Group A -Best Costumes -Best Writing -Best Song -Best Musical Score -Best Sound Design -Best Editing -Creepiest Villain -Best Actor (James Glen Tucker) -Best Director -Best Film "Crackerjack" will screen in Hollywood next Spring as part of Filmapalooza 2013 - our final event of the tour. They will represent Houston vying against 100+ films from around the globe!! 

Houston produced feature film "Jacob" will screen at this years Montreal Horrorfest, part of Montreal Comiccon September 14 thru 16, 2012. The feature film originally screened in Houston earlier this year during Worldfest Houston, International Film Festival. Lonely and disturbed Jacob Kell loved his little sister more than anything on earth. When tragedy strikes, Jacob retaliates the only way he knows how…and anyone who crosses his path will know there is no limit to his brutal vengeance. Check out the trailer for the film.