A few weeks back I shot an entry for the annual Elimination of Prejudice video contest and on Monday I got word that I had made the top 5. I was kind of surprised to hear that since the contest received a ton of really good entries. There are 3 prizes at stake here; 1st place is good for $2,500, 2nd is $1,000 and 3rd is $500. I’d be happy to win anything but I’m going for the top prize. To win it, I’ll need some votes. So if you’re feeling generous, I’d appreciate it if you’d click here to watch my video and vote for me. Voting is really easy and will only take about 5 seconds. You can either vote through your facebook page or by filling in a captcha.
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The themes of this contest were bullying and prejudice. My entry is very simple but I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out. Documentary filmmaking is sort of a hobby of mine and so I always enjoy shooting and editing documentary-style contest entries. For this one I had 4 actors (including myself) look directly into the camera and tell a story about how they were bullied and why. The point was to show that no one ever forgets being bullied and its effects can last a life time. Some elements of the stories are true and some aren’t. I feel like I should mention that I literally made up my story on the spot. I’m just a super dope actor so I think it’s kinda convincing. Voting is open until April 12th and you can vote for my video once a day. But even one vote would be awesome. THANKS!!