Crowdsourced Fanfilm? Crowdsourced Fanfilm!

When I first heard about this idea, I thought it sounded like a really neat concept, but not something I would actually watch for more than five minutes. Almost a year after it was released, I decided to check it out…and two hours later, I was blown away at how entertaining the whole experience was! The Emmy-winning “Star Wars Uncut” is the entire film of “Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope” cut into 15-second scenes and recreated by fans from around the world. Each fan or group of fans snagged one of those 15-second clips, and remade it in their own way. The styles range greatly from professional recreations with realistic costumes to backyard role-playing with paper napkin beards (Obi-Wan Kenobi was represented by quite a few paper beards, actually); from 2-and-3D animations to reenactments by ferrets. The result is something truly captivating – a love song to one of the greatest movies of all time.

There’s something about seeing a film that you know by heart, being remixed into sometimes poignant, sometimes beautiful, often hilarious chunks. Every 15 seconds there’s something new and different, every 15 seconds you connect with someone else from across the world who loves this movie as much as you do. I’m not sure there is any way to really explain it, it’s more of an experience any Star Wars fan can appreciate.

You can view the entire movie here…just remember to budget a couple hours to watch it, because it definitely will suck you in!