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TUMBLER: the echo [8 min 50 sec]

SYNOPSIS:
Facing a crisis of conscience after scamming people in New York City with his friend Spencer, Wayne returns home to Chicago in an effort to reconcile what he's done with his life to his ex-girlfriend, Michelle.

PRODUCTION NOTES:
This film was made as part of Project Twenty1. A filmmaking contest where teams are given three weeks to complete a film based on a common element. This year's element was "key" and Team with No Name partnered with another team, Hard Boiled Productions, based in New York City to craft a unique story arc that used the element as a theme in order to understand the characters and situations as a whole shared in both short films. Of course you can also watch the films independent of each other but what fun would that be, right?

Team Hardboiled's film, TUMBLER: the boom (posted below,) won the prize for Best Writing while TUMBLER: the echo won for Best Music.

I regret to inform you all of a terribly tragedy. We have all lost one of our strongest community supporters of local film and an outright talent as an activist, journalist, and filmmaker himself.

Drew A. Storey passsed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 18th at the age of 31.


Drew was not only a great friend to me and many others in the Grand Rapids arts community but he was also a loving husband to his wife and a wonderful father to two little girls. He inspired us all to take up the challenge to be best we could be as people and not merely label ourselves as "artists." And when we happened to fail at the attempt, he made it a point to remind us that at least we made an effort to move forward. And when we succeeded, his enthusiasm was contagious and yet he kept the perspective for you when you came down from the clouds and got your feet back onto solid ground.

Yes, he observed. He reported. He thought about it and then spoke. And most of all though, Drew kept us all honest. He made the effort a little lighter than it should've been, the rewards a little sweeter that they would've been and we're so going to miss him very, very much.

I love you, Drew. Thank you, sir.

Fairview St. plays this weekend at both Project Twenty1 in Philadelphia and Hell's Half Mile Film Festivals in Bay City, Michigan.

And then the following week at Blue Water Film Festival in Port Huron, Michigan.

Can we get some frequent driver miles here or what?

In all seriousness though these are some terrific festivals to be a part of and we're all thrilled and humbled to be a part of them. Many, many thank yous festival organizers and directors.

See you all soon!