Creative Campus

The Missing Ink arts e-zine wished to reach out to all student artists, not just art majors. Interns Stephanie Summer and Andi Johnson had a desire to see all students engage in the arts and use The Missing Ink as a medium to convey their talents. In an effort to promote The Missing Ink, editors Summer and Johnson decided to host a series of contests to showcase student artists across the campus.  Continuing The Missing Ink's contest series, a Killer Film Contest was held in an attempt to promote student interest in film and gain readership. The history of and intrigue with the rumored "haunted" Kilgore House inspired Editor-in-Chief, Stephanie Summer, to take the film contest in a "thrilling" direction. All UA student were eligible to enter a short scary fiction or non-fiction film, crediting the director, producer and cast members.

Students submitted horror films during the month of March. The Missing Ink held a screening of the winning films on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Biology building auditorium. More than fifty audience members braved the rain and threat of tornadoes to experience the creativity these student filmmakers. Between films, many door prizes were awarded. The best of these prizes included a chance for two audience members to win an overnight investigation in the Kilgore House with the Alabama Paranormal Society. The Electronic Voice Phenomena or EVP’s from a previous investigation of the house can be found at www.missingink.ua.edu.

Of the submitted films, five were winners.

Best Overall: Hell Phone, David Kilgo : winner of an HD Flip Camera
Best Sound:  Suckispiria,  Jeremy Satcher (Punkfilm Productions) : winner of an ipod shuffle
The Gore Fest : Faith Healer, Matthew Singleton
Best Actors: The Calling, Spencer Perry
Best Cinematography : The Death of Carson, Alex Joseph, Stephen Lovell

Donna Cox, Editor-in-Chief of Alabama Heritage Magazine, opened the Kilgore House up to the public following the film screening. Cox and other Kilgore representatives gave guided tours of the house and ghostly hot spots. The tour included a rich description of the campus' history as well as an indepth perspective into the early years of UA's transformation from small school on a plantation into a university.

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