Award-winning films produced by Jenks High School film class students. Winner of a 2012 Emmy Award in the most prestigious--the professional--division, beating out two Denver TV stations and tying the Denver Post for the honor, from the Heartland Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. View the Emmy-winning film "All That Remains" in the Cinema Plus category.
Tis a shame when we keep allowing Foreigners to not only tell our stories, but also to misclassify us...along with our own Gatekeepers. Boley was an all so-called Black Indian town, formed and started by an American Indian named Abigail Barnett. She was also a full-blooded Creek Indian and if she were alive today, she would be referred to as African-American. We continue to be treated this way because we are vehemently disrespecting our Ancestors. Foreigners should tell their stories about their place of origins and not ours.
I was lucky to have been there when it was raised out of the ground. The cars that came to Tulsa for the even were an assembly of the wonderful finned cars Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler and De Soto. People came from everywhere, Europe and Australia and me from Denver. I can’t imagine why they didn’t think to weld it in a steel box, but lay sod on top of the three slabs of concrete and water that grass for 50 years. There wasn’t any information on if there was any prep for the cars hibernation.
Typical beaurocrats !!! Think they knew everything by burying a car and wrapping it in glad wrap ? Lol it's just a hopeless case now !! Beyond help I must say!!! Just a piece of junk now!!! What a waste due to the ridiculous incompetence of people!!!But when I was exchange duty I know how American hierachy thought lol
Ha--that's hilarious! I love stories that are ludicrous but still make you believe it. I love, too, that she apparently Googled this topic and this was one of the options that came up! Seeing him run across the neighborhood and down the slide is something out of Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton, all visual gags without any dialogue (which would have slowed the action down). I love the end where they both grab the $20 and their eyes meet, and you think, wait, did it work? But nope, he didn't even see her--just what he was going to do with that money! Very funny.
This reminds me a little of Lonely Ghost, but it goes in a different direction by having the narration over the events. What's clever about this is that it Sixth-Senses us: it makes us assume that the narrator is part of the action, when if we watch carefully, we can see that she clearly isn't. She's always a step behind, ignored because she isn't seen. But the story forces us to ignore our eyes and read what isn't there. So clever! When the narration finally reveals the truth, it's pretty shocking: at first I went the wrong way, but suddenly realized (I think) what happened and why she can never be part of these feasts again. I love the genre switch, from what seems like a cozy teenage memoir to something much darker and more serious. Very cleverly done--and in only 2 minutes! I also thought the narration was very well-written, even though it seemed to be a little too loving for a teenager--until I realized the 'switch.' Then it made perfect sense.
I agree with the previous comment--it's so well 'told' through the shots which create a sense of tension and isolation. When we get the shots of the windows closing from the outside, it looks more like he's trapping himself rather than protecting himself. I also love the shot where the figure is running towards him, and once the light comes back on it vanishes. The juxtaposition of light and darkness is one of the most primal elements of horror, and it was so fun to see a piece really play with that. It's actually truly scary, too, since the house is so big that it seems to swallow up its one inhabitant. I love the last scene with the strange light and the slowly rotating blade. It's just the right amount of creepy and ambiguous (though I think the kid is way too calm given what he's experienced!). :)
I'm amazed by how so many students in this class can tell stories without any words (or just a few written words). This short is exceptional for creating a compelling narrative with characters, conflict, and resolution without any dialogue--just with facial expressions, a few visual clues, and music. It's almost like a ballet. It's incredibly beautiful and captivating. And of course very touching. I can't believe how moving a 4 minute short can be, but this one really pulled it off. It uses a lot of well-worn sentimental themes, but makes them seem brand new, probably because it was acted so well, too. Great work!
A very cute, sweet story--and a great final shot. I like how the ghost looks so stereotypical and even cheap; it's almost like they don't really know how to be a ghost, and they're riffing on their ideas of ghosts/the undead from cartoons or movies. They can't let go of the world they left, and their attempts to connect with the living are bumbling and sad--but never tragic, thanks to the costume. I think if you made the ghost look more real or more 'dead,' this could come across as very depressing. But that and the music keep it slightly comedic, and there's a sense that it's all going to resolve by the end--which is does, in a very sweet way. Very enjoyable!
HIlarious--even before we get to the final reveal. I love how awkward the opening is, and how many guys, not having any idea how to talk to a girl (can't relate to that!), simply go along with the bike date without even having a bike. Then we get the clever scramble for a bike, leading up to the pathetic attempts to ride the Frozen bike...that's a great little scene. The music makes even more hilarious/absurd. But what's sweet about it is how much he wants to go, that he's willing to make a complete fool of himself just to be with her, and in a way, I guess he hopes she'll see his commitment instead of his bike! I didn't expect the ending and thought it was very clever. I laughed throughout this piece, and I don't seem to laugh that often anymore!
Ouch, this one really nails you in the end. But the beauty of this piece is how it avoids maudlin sentiment in the dialogue, the acting, and the music. It feels upbeat throughout, as this is a girl who has made peace with her loss and appreciates that they still have a relationship that remains special and is always waiting for her. I love how it starts very happy and skippy, and slowly gets a little more poignant as we follow the voice over and then we get the first glimpse of the cemetery on a stark winter day. And yet, even then, it never gets too dark--and the last scene of her sitting with her PB&J by the grave and the letter concluding is tonally perfect. It's sweet but not cloying; it's powerful but not forced. The letter is perfect, too--very well written, and it holds the narrative together beautifully. The actress is also very natural and really carries the emotion. Can't believe this is only 2.5 minutes...it has a whole world inside it! :)
Ha, what a fun way to revamp the Western! I like how tongue-in-cheek the whole thing is, and how it blends a cartoon sensibility in a real-world setting. The kid really sells it (his facial expressions). Cute ending, too, especially as the third customer realizes that she's wandered into a world she doesn't want to commit to. Maybe that's the problem with adults--we don't play along enough, and are too ready to say when something isn't worth caring about (just a 3 cent fish?). But if you love something, it's worth it!
Wow, this is an amazing composition: I love how 'composed' it seems, since there's no dialogue at all, just a wonderful orchestration of visuals, narrative, and music. The music is especially effective--it sounds a little like a vintage John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, etc.) score, and it creates a sense of almost unbearable tension and dread. The ending is particularly effective, when the black paint drips down the canvas. Stunning work!
I'm from Oklahoma City,Oklahoma and I was there when Byron Allen from Real People showed up 40 years ago in 1980.They did a segment on Boley's Black Cowboy Rodeo and he talked about its rich history.I remember it just like yesterday.😉👍
I can almost see the Ebay listing: "Complete - could be back on the road with a couple of weekends work. Too many projects forces reluctant sale. I know what these are worth and I'm not desperate to sell it so don't bother messaging me with silly offers. No time wasters or tyre kickers" 😂
Wow. Instead of complaining and crying about white privilege this and that, perhaps African Americans can move there and re-build...where are the hip hop artists with lots of money...here's a project for them.
That car should have been hermetically sealed in a 6” wide stainless steel box, very much like the shell of a refrigerator compressor, sealing away the motor and pump assembly, refrigerant oil, and refrigerant, from all the elements. Whoever’s brilliant idea of using a concrete “nuclear blast” proof box was probably a cheapskate SOB!!! They should’ve known better than that. What a sad time capsule opening ceremony, and most of all!!!! What a flippin waste!!!! SAD!!!!
Great song! How could they not KNOW a concrete vault was NOT going to be water proof and that anything below ground level gets rain water drained to it?! This was done by educated idiots. And people wonder why our government doesn't work well.
gusneaker no, unfortunately not!!! That shiny looking Belvedere is not Miss Belvedere, but just another surviving Plymouth Belvedere that was restored to like new condition almost, if not, very much like Miss Belvedere. According to the sites that I’ve read about Miss Belvedere, she sits statically in a museum in her cleaned and “stopped” rusty state. I don’t know if the museum owners will one day come through and agree to give Miss Belvedere a chance at a 2nd life by getting her a new heart, and gearbox, along with everything else needed to get her up and running again. It was said though, that her engine was rusted solid, “never to be started again.” Hopefully many Oklahomans together agree to make a “Save Miss Belvedere” campaign, and fix her up like she was back in ‘57.
I read there was a water main near the concrete bunker that got accidentally broken by a construction crew. That could have contributed more water than the designers anticipated to the soil around the concrete.
Between tornadoes, the Cold War and the fact that it was "out of sight, out of mind", the idea of an underground time capsule sounds great. Given the naivety in the construction of the bunker or even thinking that the gasoline stored would survive 50 years (come on, they had to have had experience with gasoline turning to varnish in a few years) I cringe at the idea of any buildings built in that region around that time.
Was at that in 07. A fellow that had served and died in Vietnam won the car so his sister ended up with it. Cool part was the capsule the books and Flag were buried in was pristine inside. Everybody cheered when Ol Glory (with 48 stars) was pulled out. Had a great time in OK
Bro, this car was submerged underwater for decades, i dont see how this proves that his is a bad car. Please explain your logic to me. I own a 57 plymouth and it is a wonderful car from an engineering perspective and they drive wonderfully. It will out handle most any other full size car from 1957. The sheet metal quality was complete shit i will give you that.
Yep. We are the Indigenous Americans. They are the tribes that went west after the Trail of Tears after the 1830 Indian Removal Act was put into effect.
They forget to put a rubber seal under and around the concrete slab and a egg pipe around the slab for water to drain away what were they thinking off at the time , now that great structure engineering ...
