Washington Improv Theater’s (WIT’s) 48 Hour Film Fest entry, “Seasonal Disorder,” screened at the AFI last night, and it was indisputably the best of the bunch. Ok, that’s a dumb thing to say – I suppose anything’s disputable – but the fact that it’s all one shot, combined with the deliciously bizarre characters they came up with, makes it yet another example of the awesome film work WIT does. You can judge for yourself: watch the film here.
“You Pay Your Dues” is another entry that deserves a shout-out: my friend Stuart delivers a hilarious performance as a “down on his luck gumshoe.” (And I love Patrick as the anal-retentive homeowner.)
I felt like a lot of the films must have been helmed by people more experienced with the technical side of filmmaking than they were with character and storytelling. Still, overall, the films I saw last night were of a higher caliber than films in past years – evidence of the growth of DC’s filmmaking community?
It’s not too late to attend a screening: you can see the film I’m involved with, Leon!, at the AFI tonight at 9:30, and the “Best of DC” screenings and award presentations are next week.
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Updates
- I take back what I said about the films being better this year. Some of the films that screened Friday night were painful to sit through. And that was with two margaritas in me!
- Check out some cute photos from behind the scenes of the WIT film, like this one the director, Tyler Korba:
