Local Filmmakers Shine
Sunday night, I had the opportunity to see a the premier of the movie Doris and Balls: Behind Enemy Mimes at the Regal Hollywood 20 by the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek. It was awesome. I laughed the whole way through it.
The creative team behind the movie are recent Fairborn High School grads Jimmy Barker, Sean Cruser, Micah Kemplin, and Miles Vanderkolk. This team has been working together for two years on short films and have won several awards at film festivals, including the Sundog regional film festival (grades 8-12) in Yellow Springs. They won first place in the Falcon Film Festival for freshman at Bowling Green State University with their film Freshman Life: A Filmmaker's Perspective which tells the story of festival winners and Jimmy was honored as Best Actor.
The second installment of the Doris and Balls franchise, the movie weaves the story of two veteran detectives named Doris and Balls and their fight against a mime who has joined forces with F.E.T.U.S., a terrorist group that has captured a nuclear weapon they intend to launch against the United States from Canada. Doris and Balls get fired from their jobs when a mission results in a fatality, and their personal lives unravel while the bad guys gather strength and launch their plan. When it seems that no one else can save the United States, their former boss invites them back to save the country. Full of action sequences, lots of laughs, some silliness, and more than a handful of double entendres, sexual innudendos, and brief partial nudity, this unrated film will please anyone who appreciates low brow humor along the lines of There's Something About Mary, The Wedding Crashers, or Meet the Fockers.
The biggest surprise for me was the musical number, a rendition of Sounds of Silence that mimicked the harmonies of Simon and Garfunkel. It was well done, especially within the context of a comedy.
I went to film because I have a family member who was involved on both sides of the camera and I wanted to see what he had been doing all summer. Having written two unsold screenplays myself, I went with an appreciation of the scope of effort required to make a full length film, and with respect for these kids for their passion. I was surprised by both the production quality and the on-camera talents, especially from the legion of volunteers, friends and family members who invested themselves in the project. In short, it was much better than I expected, and is quite an accomplishment for this young filmmaking team. I know we haven't heard the last from them.
There are trailers and other pieces of video available on various sources, including YouTube and Zanga. The Fairborn Daily Herald ran an article about the show last week.
The creative team behind the movie are recent Fairborn High School grads Jimmy Barker, Sean Cruser, Micah Kemplin, and Miles Vanderkolk. This team has been working together for two years on short films and have won several awards at film festivals, including the Sundog regional film festival (grades 8-12) in Yellow Springs. They won first place in the Falcon Film Festival for freshman at Bowling Green State University with their film Freshman Life: A Filmmaker's Perspective which tells the story of festival winners and Jimmy was honored as Best Actor.
The second installment of the Doris and Balls franchise, the movie weaves the story of two veteran detectives named Doris and Balls and their fight against a mime who has joined forces with F.E.T.U.S., a terrorist group that has captured a nuclear weapon they intend to launch against the United States from Canada. Doris and Balls get fired from their jobs when a mission results in a fatality, and their personal lives unravel while the bad guys gather strength and launch their plan. When it seems that no one else can save the United States, their former boss invites them back to save the country. Full of action sequences, lots of laughs, some silliness, and more than a handful of double entendres, sexual innudendos, and brief partial nudity, this unrated film will please anyone who appreciates low brow humor along the lines of There's Something About Mary, The Wedding Crashers, or Meet the Fockers.
The biggest surprise for me was the musical number, a rendition of Sounds of Silence that mimicked the harmonies of Simon and Garfunkel. It was well done, especially within the context of a comedy.
I went to film because I have a family member who was involved on both sides of the camera and I wanted to see what he had been doing all summer. Having written two unsold screenplays myself, I went with an appreciation of the scope of effort required to make a full length film, and with respect for these kids for their passion. I was surprised by both the production quality and the on-camera talents, especially from the legion of volunteers, friends and family members who invested themselves in the project. In short, it was much better than I expected, and is quite an accomplishment for this young filmmaking team. I know we haven't heard the last from them.
There are trailers and other pieces of video available on various sources, including YouTube and Zanga. The Fairborn Daily Herald ran an article about the show last week.
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