I took a day off from the grind to kill two birds with one stone.  1) Go visit my relatives in Muskogee, Oklahoma  2) Support a friend whose indie movie was being shown at a small film festival in the Muskogee

I never would have thought that Muskogee was the type of town that would host a film festival, but all in all it was a pretty good experience.  We watched portions of four movies while we were there.  They ranged from Viking epics, to vampire chick flicks to riveting Houston hitmen films.

This was my first film festival and I am very pleased I went.  I'd definitely go to more festivals in the future--even if they would be smaller ones such as Bare Bones.  Although the production values in all the movies were not terrific, in many other ways (storyline, originality, overall intelligence) the movies were years ahead of the typical Hollywood fare.  I do watch IFC from time to time, and whereas IFC is sometimes too weighty for my tastes, these indie films were much broader as they ran the gamut from horror to thrillers.

My congratulations go to Crystal for her role as producer and actress in the movie and to Jason Konopisos (the director and title character) for making such an enjoyable flick about a little energy company from Houston.