The year was 2001.  A couple of friends had a far-fetched idea to make a complete short film in only 48 hours.  For some, it became a weekend of fun. For others, a piece for their reel.  But for Mark Ruppert and Liz Langston, it marked the start of a filmmaking odyssey.   Today, more than 30 thousand films later, the 48 Hour Film Project is a respected competition sending its yearly grand prize winners to Cannes.  

Listen in as Co-Creator and Executive Producer Mark Ruppert chats about the competition's history, it's exciting future and how it manages to maintain a sense of fun that's an integral part of what it is today.

For years he was a busy Producer/Director for Discovery Communications, then a successful freelancer.  When things started slowing down in the DC market, Wayne Barbin picked up stakes and moved to New York.  Here's how and why he did it and how it's working out for him in The Big Apple.