"On one piping hot weekend in July, 55 intrepid teams of filmmakers – formed by several hundred local residents - scrambled to assemble short films using the following elements: A pear; The line “If you see him again, tell me;” And the character, “Monica or Monte Chaney, Hairstylist.” Each team also pulled a genre out of a hat – from comedy, to film de femme, from political drama to fantasy - but all committed to involving the same required elements."