Film Festival Live: Sound of the Dirt Road, Pendragon, Widow’s Might
Sound of a Dirt Road
Director: Graham Alexander
Producer: Danny Alexander, Erin Alexander
This might very well be the most impressive finalist in the festival because it was made on a $900.00 budget. It was shot with with a low end prosumer video camera, but they used what they had and made a powerful movie about love, marriage, and faithfulness.
Pendragon
Director: Chad Burns
Producer: Burns Family
Another film that blew me away. The Pendragon team had an $80,000.00 budget. That may sound like a lot to you, but this is an epic war film that would usually cost millions upon millions to create. Incredible graphics (creating entire cities) and convincing sword fights highlighted Pendragon.
The Widow’s Might
Director: John Moore
Producer: John Moore
John Moore could be considered crazy by some because he decided to write, direct, produce, act, and sing in his own movie. Yes, that’s right, it’s a musical. Something that no one else has ever attempted. From cinematography to acting, everything was quite excellent. And because of that, it won my vote for Audience Choice Award (please note that I believe Fireproof is the best film in the festival, but since they have such a good chance to win the grand prize, I feel like my audience choice award should go to someone else).
January 10th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Yay! I’ve been waiting to hear about The Widow’s Might! Yes, John might sound crazy but he is a true rebelutionary in that case(of The Widow’s Might). But in the parts where he acted, someone else has to direct him since, of course, it would be hard for him to objectively direct his acting.
Congratulations John! And thanks Isaac again for the posts.
January 10th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Question, is the pic at the beginning from the sound of dirt? just wondering, and thanks again Isaac.
January 10th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
My brother just got Pendragon for Christmas!! Can’t wait to watch it–we love epic medieval movies.
January 10th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Whoa!! Write, direct, produce, act, sing… everything short of dancing. Wow! That’s “crazy” in terms of it being a HUGE project, but not so crazy as far as Rebeluting goes (when you conjugate the word “Rebelution,” you get all sorts of weird verbs…)
Thanks for posting this!
January 10th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Read my blip about Pendragon in the Forum’s Armory.
I thought it was a well-done, and very God-honoring film.
And I can’t wait to see The Widow’s Might. It definitely sounds interesting.
Keep up the good posts,
your sis in Christ,
Noella
January 10th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Cool they all sound great can’t wait to see them all!!
Oh Isaac was the pic at the top from Dirt Road or from one of the other movies?
January 10th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Does anyone know who won the Best of Festival and the Audience Choice Award?
January 11th, 2009 at 2:00 am
TGS: The picture is from The Widow’s Might by John Moore
Ben: The Widow’s Might took home both the awards. Please check my new(er) post for all the award listings.
January 12th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Those all sound like fun movies!
January 13th, 2009 at 7:10 am
Wow…that’s incredible…it sounds like a GREAT movie!
January 17th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Awesome can’t wait to see them!
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:43 pm
This is my first post on TheRebelution.com. I read DoHardThings and it has inspired me to go further in my walk with God and become a rebelutionary.
But anyway I havent seen Pendragon, But Im in it! I think anyway thats if they edited it out. I live in michigan and they came to one of my relatives and used their field and woods for a few scenes. When they would come they needed a place to put their stuff so Our church which was about a mile away and we let them use our hall. They needed extras so I went and participated in a few scenes. Two of the battle scenes was filmed there and a few other things. I wasn’t able too be in the battle scene because I went to the Creation museum in Kentucky that weekend. But I had fun in the scenes I was apart of. (Long blonde haired kid haha)
A little more about the film makers: The Burns family homeschools their children. So they especially try to get homeschoolers involved. They are also A very christian bunch. Before they go out to film they gather and pray for the day. I cant wait to see it. But they have two thumbs up from me.
February 10th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
I love the Pendragon!
The fights are realistic!
Josiah
March 5th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
How can I see the Pendragon?
March 1st, 2010 at 8:35 pm
wait wait pendragon as in bobby pendragon!?? as invo spader and second eath and the ravainians!????