Fool Martyr Productions

For 2011 we closed our 6 year cycle of Inspiration and Influence, this time asking filmmakers to be influenced by each other. Teams were given the beginning and ending frames to their films, the frames culled from previous year’s 72 … Continue reading →

For 2011 we continued the meta-joke of our co-hosts Mikael Johnson and Doug Powell competing with each other. In the three month buildup to the fest, we not only revealed that Doug would be taking the coveted Main Event hosting … Continue reading →

With the theme for 2010 being “Fairy Tales ReImagined”, Joey McAdams set his sights on Red Riding Hood.  A crowd pleaser, called everything from “Majestic” to “Beautiful”, it was shot with a Crew of One (Himself), and a Cast of … Continue reading →

“The Giving” is a short produced for 72 Film Fest 2009. Mikael learns that his wife Michelle wants to abandon her career path and risk everything to be a filmmaker. Her first step: Participate in a 72 Hour Film Making … Continue reading →

For the first time, Joey McAdams was asked to incorporate the film festivals overarching theme into his opening.  The theme for 2009 was Edgar Allan Poe.  Shot and edited in secret, we had no idea what to expect and didn’t … Continue reading →

It became increasingly important to create a “BIG” opening for the festival each year. And with 2008 Joey McAdams set the bar that he has annually raised.  Attempting to create more of a cohesion, Joey also began creating bumps (like … Continue reading →

Producer Note: For the third year, Mikael was back and we looked to re-introduce the audience to the Film Fest, this time in the guise of poorly edited 1940s-60s Public Service Announcements.  Due to scheduling conflicts from hell, we only … Continue reading →

Joey McAdams teamed up with talented writer/producer Chris Wimmer to pen this intense thriller that placed 3rd in Creative World Awards.  It’s an intense, psychological, claustrophobic mindfuck of a screenplay. The Logline: In October 1984, three escaped convicts held a family hostage … Continue reading →

For our sophomore year, we turned to multi-talented “Kerline”. Playing with her character “Lance Stoneworthy” we decided to take a behind the scenes look at a train wreck of a team. Improvised throughout the weekend. Producer’s Note: For this year … Continue reading →

An improv-based comedy, created by Mikael Johnson/Clark Kline, The Ripple was originally intended to be a series of webisodes as well as a local television program.  This test footage for “The Ripple” was shot in Summer 2007.  Although we mapped … Continue reading →

For the first 72 Film Fest, we went out with host Mikael Johnson to conduct interviews with the cast and crew from various teams.  Out of the gate, we wanted to set ourselves apart from other Film Festivals and Film … Continue reading →