Winning Entries 2006 - Redemptive Film Festival

The following are the 2006 Redemptive Storyteller Award Winners for the Student, Professional, and Distinctly Gospel categories: Lifetime Achievement Professor Andrew Quicke Professor Andrew Quicke spent 25 years writing, directing and producing for BBC television Reuters Visnews, Clearview International and in the 1980s as President of Kensington Film Services in Notinghill London. He joined Regent University as Associate Professor of International Broadcasting and has since speicalized in film projects. Under his guidance as Executive producer, his students have won 6 Cine Awards, 2 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards, 2 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Awards, the Communication Award and others. See Andrew Quicke's full resume	Home Festival Details Competition Entry The Cause Judges Awards Our Sponsors Previous Festivals 2007 Winners 2007 Pictorial 2007 Poster 2006 Winners 2006 Pictorial 2006 Poster Greatest Story Contact
Student
Charlie Submitted by Matt Tegtmeier, Director Three years after the loss of her husband, Jill Ross is ready to begin dating again, leaving her eleven year old son Charlie competing for her attention. A broken mirror could be enough to repair a damaged relationship between mother and son when Charlie, despite trouble in his own adolescent world, reaches out to help.
The Counter Submitted by Lauren Wagner, Director 1962 Alabama. A changing world view visits a small town diner when one day three black students attempt to desegregate the whites only lunch counter. The diner's waitress must decide if she will follow the local law of segregation or help the students while members of the town watch her every move.
Hell...on earth Submitted by Sarah Gibson, Producer A successful radio DJ in Dallas, Jeff Collins candidly reveals his personal battle with drug and alcohol addiction. He recounts his personal downfall into hell and the fight to regain his life. Jeff celebrates his sobriety and offers hope to others who deal with the disease of addiction.
Off the Leash Submitted by Andrew Frueh, Director It's Junior's first day of learning to draw with his Dad. But when his creativity takes a hold of him, things don't go quite as planned.
Testify Submitted by Darius Monroe, Director In TESTIFY, we discover the truth behind a broken relationship between a father, prominent Southern Baptist Pastor Cyrus Biggs, and his son Gene. After Sunday’s service, Pastor Biggs is informed by a familiar, yet unannounced visitor, that it is imperative that he goes to visit his son. The Pastor and son meet and a new revelation is revealed.
Professional
The Dance Submitted by Jed Ivie This is a romantic comedy about three couples in different stages of love and life who come together on a dance floor at Harvard University. Before the music ends these couples will unveil their passions, heartaches and hope in this unapologetic glimpse into the complicated reality of human relationships.
Nasuh Submitted by Anya Belkina, Director Based on the poem by the Sufi poet Rumi, 'Nasuh' is a short experimental film created collaboratively by composer Scott Lindroth and artist Anya Belkina. It tells the story of a lecherous bath-house worker, Nasuh, who overcomes his carnal desires when hit by a spiritual revelation. The piece weaves together drawing, video and animation to the sound of concerto for strings and soprano.
The Pit and the Pendulum Submitted by Marc Lougee, Director The Pit and the Pendulum, rediscovers this tale of judgment, condemnation, despair, hope, and eventual redemption. We watch our hero struggle to understand his quandary in order to find hope and faith, while discovering the fiendish machinations his captors employ, to ratchet up the pressure in their efforts to unhinge him.
Sheltered Hope Submitted by Eric Gaunaurd, Director A special boy visits a homeless shelter, intent on lifting the spirits of a terminally ill homeless man. This heartwarming story is the latest effort of award winning filmmaker Eric Gaunaurd, whose latest effort follows his short film Mentor, which screened at festivals nationwide. “I had always wanted to write a film that was moving, both spiritually and emotionally', said Gaunaurd.
Wishing in the Park Submitted by Sam Small, Director Karen is in trouble. Double trouble. Money and men. What could be worse? A young girl of 20 shouldn’t be this far in, but she is. If only there was an easy way out. She would take it without a second or third thought. A very strange man wandering in a park offers all the help she wants. She wishes and gets it all. But that’s where the hell begins. Sitting watching the world go by? Or will you hitch a lift?
Distinctly Gospel
Bay City LUV Submitted by Sally Gati, Director Six African-American street-corner gospel singers, known as BAY CITY LUV, perform outside the theaters in San Francisco. They touch us both with their own lives and with their soulful acappella harmonies.
From Darkness to Light: The Donnie McClurkin Story Submitted by Stephanie Frederic, Director. 'From Darkness to Light... is a unique inspirational concert docudrama about the extraordinary yet controversial life and times of World Famous Gospel Singer Donnie McClurkin.
Mission to Juarez Submitted by Brad Daniels, Director In this documentary, a small group of high school students from Williamsburg Christian Academy travel to Juarez, Mexico to help build a school. They find that not only are they helping to change the lives of others, but their lives are being changed by those they came to help.
The Moment After 2: The Awakening Submitted by Wes Llewellyn, Director A sequel to the highly successful post rapture Christian indie (TMA 1) finds two former FBI agents, Adam Riley, violently released from death row and Charles Baker, blackmailed into finding the 'escaped convict'; his former partner, by a powerful and shadowy military embodied in Commander Fredericks. Will God's providential care prevail or will they lose all in a moment?
Travel The Road: Episode 8 Submitted by Tim Scott Travel the Road follows the life of missionaries Tim Scott and Will Decker through the most dangerous war zones and undiscovered lands as they bring the gospel to the ends of the earth.