Spring 2000:
Being a Freshmen, I was upset
about the whole foundation program and not having any film classes or any student
film shows. That's why I started my own film festival which ran under the school's
"Artstock festival". The turn out was great and to take advantage
of it, in a humble attempt to follow in the footsteps of one of my favorite
directors, William Castle, I sent a dummy head flying down on a string across
the CBS auditorium, over the audience, during my horror b-movie The Head Incident.
Spring 2001:
In dedication of my absence
from the school this year, another film student Kevin threw this festival, the
"Rolfean Film Festival" in the Drake theater. I premiered Kung Fu
Werewolf From Outer Space.
Spring 2002:
By now, I was a Sophomore
and finally had the luxury of getting some of my films seen at the Junior show.
Still, I carried on the tradition of the film fest, since it totally became
a habit by now. For the first time, I decided to call it the "Free For
All Film Fest", a title that stuck from now on. And also, for the first
time, it was held in the Connelly Lecture Hall, a much better venue, which also
became a tradition.
I premiered
"Cinemaphobia" at this one.
Spring
2003:
Again, a big turn out and a great show.
I
premiered "Cinemassacre 101".
Fall
2003:
For the first time, the Free-For-All has occurred twice in one
year, changing from an annually event to a semesterly event. (twice a year)
The turn out was THE BEST by far! The whole auditorium was full, which I owe
to many things: (1) The growing fame the Free-For-All has achieved, (2) the
many submissions that my partner Edmond collected and the many flyers that he
made and distributed, and (3) the special guest apperance by Mr.
Dead Guy who came with "fun and prizes" and put on a hilarious
ventriloquist act with Baby Cheezwitz. The show was our longest, (4 hours) with
a wild array of films. Carrying on the tradition of ending with my most recent
film, this time it was "Curse of the Cat Lovers Grave."
FUTURE?:
Two words. Drive-in.
maybe