It was Food for Thought for Will Hartman, Duke City Shootout's first ever two-time winner, as his zombie comedy took the Palm de Grease. The Audience Award went to Christopher Boone's Preschool's a Bitch, a comedy about the most important moment in a young child's life: getting into the right preschool

Best Picture Food for Thought


Audience Award Preschool's a Bitch

Best Actor 
Victor Izay for Assassin Emeritus

Best Actress Elaine Hendrix for Food for Thought

Best Cinematography Aaron Leiber for The Bakers Road Killings

Best Editing Cindy Trissel for Preschool's A Bitch

Best Visual Effects  Food for Thought

Best Art Direction 
Ned Lathrop for Mantrap

Best Soundtrack/score Mark Oates for Preschool's A Bitch

The Bohica (Bend Over Here it Comes Again) Ned Lathrop of Mantrap 

Volunteer of the Year Paul Gallegos (Paul has volunteered EVERY year since the very beginning!)

Congratulations to all the filmmakers for raising the bar and thanks to all the sponsors, partners, mentors, volunteers, staff and supporters who got us to the finish line. 




The complete list of filmmakers for the 2008 Duke City Shootout



In no particular order:

Assassin Emeritus

      Writer/Director: Kevin Napier, NY, NY

      Producer: Crystal McAlerney

Screwed

Writer/Director: Rob Palmer, Phoenix, AZ

Producer: Gloria Martinez

Preschool's A Bitch

Writer/Director: Christopher Boone, Albuquerque, NM

Producer: Ryil Adamson

Food for Thought

Writer/Director: Will Hartman, Culver City, CA

Producer: Jennifer Buntjer

The Bakers Road Killing

Writer/Director: Jarvis Rooker, Manson, NC

Producer: Jerry Angelo

Mantrap

Writer/Director: Aurore Barry, Los Angeles, CA

Producer: Adam Durant

Mr. Fletcher's Yard Sale

      Writer/Director: Nicholas Carr, Brooklyn, NY

      Producer: Matt Page