A WSU-made cop movie will have its first test screening when it headlines the fifth annual Wazzu Independent Film Festival at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17, in the CUB auditorium. The festival will be 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
In the works for nearly two years, “Justice Never Reloads” is a buddy cop action comedy written by, starring, produced by and directed by WSU students and alumni.
The film is based on “Cop Drama,” the award-winning Cable 8 pilot series. It won a 2008 College Broadcasters Incorporated National Student Production Award for Best Comedy for Cable 8, the student-run TV station in the College of Communication.
“Justice Never Reloads” will be shown to the WSU community before it is sent to other film festivals/competitions.
The WSU festival will showcase independent films. A panel of three judges will award first, second and third place honors based on the following criteria:
Wonder: Does the film offer a unique sense of reality?
Inspiration: Is the film inspired or of inspirational value?
Feeling: Does the film ignite one’s own emotions or intellect?
Favored: Would you watch the film again or recommend it to a friend?
There also will be a people’s choice award given to the film with the most audience votes. Find more about the film festival here.
More than 40 students worked on “Justice Never Reloads,” and many dedicated the majority of their senior year to the project. A question-and-answer time with many of them will follow the screening.
The movie was funded by donations from ASWSU and independent film maker Chris NeVan. Levi Dittebrandt of the Seattle folk industrial band Black Aura created the score, and Eugene Capon of Misguided Youth Productions designed the poster and the film’s animated intro.
Find more about “Justice Never Reloads” on the website, on the Facebook fan page, on YouTube and in a 2009 article by the Daily Evergreen student newspaper.