9th Annual 168 Film Festival Begins Tonight
The Awards Ceremony for the 9th Annual 168 Film Festival will be held Saturday (4/2) at the Historic Alex Theatre in Glendale
In honor of tonight’s opening of the 168 Film Festival I wanted to share a clip from a past festival winner that struck me as eerily relevant to the current controversy swirling around love, hell, and Rob Bell (not necessarily in that order.)
As my family was going through some videos of past winners, we found “Love is Good,” winner of the 2009 festival honors for “Best Comedy” and “Audience Favorite.” We laughed hysterically as we watched one particular song in the film. It looked like SNL had written a parody of the current Rob Bell debate. …Uh, but they weren’t, ‘cuz, like, the film is from 2009. Which somehow made it even funnier.
I was able to program the clip to start at the beginning of the song (1:02), but I wasn’t tech savvy enough to stop it at the end (2:55). Feel free to watch the entire video, but I thought this first song was just pitch-perfect. [2]
In just 1:53 seconds the clip demonstrates both the power of filmmaking in theological debate and the mission of the 168 Film Festival.
See Also
168 Film Project: Illuminating the Word of God Through Film
Interview with 168 Founder John David Ware
9th Annual 168 Film Festival Schedule
Thursday March 31 & Friday April 1
3:00 PM – 9:30 PM
HOPE THEATRE
214 N. Maclay Ave. San Fernando, CA 91340
Saturday April 2
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
216 N. Brand Blvd. Glendale, CA 91203
Click here for titles and screening times for each film.
[1] While most 168 films are fairly benign, Parental Guidance is suggested for children under 13.
[2] “Love is Good” Credits:
Love is Good A 168 Hour Project Goodnight Smoke LLC goodnightsmoke.com Written, Directed, and Produced by Theo Love Cast & Crew: Boy – Joseph Butterworth Girl – Amie Bohannon Preacher – Walker Craig Restaurant Owner – Ova Saopeng Production Manager – Lewis Hill Director of Photography – Richard Priest II Composer – Michael Lee Edited by – Theo Love Assistant Director – Lewis Hill 2nd Assistant Director – Lauren J. Peters Production Assistants – Mattro Jacobs & Zack Riggenbach Artist and Set Design – Tom Love Craft Services – Mama Love & Jessie White Props – Lauren J. Peters Directors Assistant – Jessie White Vocal Coach – Joseph Butterworth Streets of Love Extras: Tom Kamia Karine Zaldana-Moran Brian Zaldana Wendi Newman Ashley Cantwell Laura Davis Shaun Hensley Michael Lee Kevin Mo-Wong Vanessa Frechette Erin Pifer Songs Street Battle Lyrics by Theo Love Music by Michael Lee Performed by Walker Craig, Amie Bohannon and Joseph Butterworth Coffee Connection Lyrics by Theo Love Music by Michael Lee Performed by Walker Craig, Amie Bohannon and Joseph Butterworth Sweeter Than Wine Lyrics by Theo Love Music by Michael Lee Performed by Joseph Butterworth I Thought You’d Never Call Lyrics by Theo Love Music by Michael Lee Performed by Amie Bohannon and Joseph Butterworth What Should I Do? Lyrics by Theo Love Music by Michael Lee Performed by Walker Craig
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