Local independent film crew wins with 'Dirty Job'

ST. LOUIS -- A local Cape Girardeau independent film crew took home two awards Thursday for making a film in 48 hours.

The crew's seven-minute movie, "A Dirty Job," was a comedy revolving around the life of a bank manager who takes his job title literally and picks up trash on the bank of the Mississippi River.

Producer Steven Turner said the film received awards for best use of character and best use of genre. In all, 12 awards were handed out at the awards ceremony for the 48 Hour Film Project at the Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis.

"A Dirty Job" was one of 16 films honored at the ceremony. Those films were chosen from a field about 48 films that were produced for the contest.

Filmmakers were given a genre in which to work, a character, line of dialogue and prop that must be included in the picture. This year's genre was silent films.