Michael Toay's Reel

I produced this short comedy-drama for speed filmmaking festival The 168 Film Project a few years back. We had 168 hours (a week) to write, cast, and produce an 11-minute short, with only one line from the Beatitudes as a spark of inspiration. This is the result. Looking at it now, I'm very tempted to cut it down, but this shows what we originally did with a crazy schedule and a few hundred bucks. Winner: Best Film, Best Director (Keith Putman), Best Actor (Robert Wu), Best Scriptural Integration, Best Score (Ed Smart).

Enjoy Part 1 of Growing Pains, a weekly feature on THC Live that explores the history of cannabis in North America. Written by Michael Toay Edited by Adam Ke...