After finding a winning edge at last year's Dallas 24-Hour Video Race, Atomic Productions approached 2007 with a slightly different idea in mind. The result is "Redemption".

The film is told through the third-person narrative of Watts, an overly philosophical and rhetorically ambiguous man. As the story progresses, Watts retells the decline of one James Falcone; a good kid turned bad by drugs and negative influence. As we watch Watts comment on Falcone's life, the question is beckoned: how far is the point of no return?

This film was produced in under 24 hours and met certain parameters, which were as follows. The required location was flagpole, the prop a musical instrument, the line of dialogue "you don't owe me anything", and a theme of "wrong turn". This year we wanted better technicals and higher production values, and I think we succeeded in that regard. The script, however, may not make the greatest deal of sense.

It is with that, we ask you, that you take this for what it is: a movie made in 24 hours that attempted to be the coolest-looking, drama-filled end result we could produce. Are there a few cheesy moments? Yes. Does the story make complete sense? No. But we stuck to the fact that we could make something fun, dramatic, and cool to watch, and "Redemption", in our opinions, is that.

Enjoy.