"Effective and inventive...87 Topaz seems just about perfect in its 7 1/2 minutes." Tucson Weekly

87 Topaz
documentary | 7:42 | mixed media

A late grandfather's diary ends abruptly, but his memory lives on
through an elegy of excerpts, photographs, and musings on cars.

Written, directed, and edited by Bill Kersey
Featuring the voice of Carl Jackson
and the music of Jon Couch

BEST OF ARIZONA AWARD
   Arizona International Film Festival

"Treated with the utmost respect....Kersey understands the nature of memories a whole lot better than some other filmmakers." Film Threat

BEST DIRECTOR
   Indyarocks International Film Festival
BEST DOCUMENTARY
   Pura Inspiración Film Contest
BEST AUTEUR AWARD
   Blue November MicroFilm Fest
FIRST PLACE, PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY
   F.U.S.E. Film Festival
SECOND PLACE, COLLEGE DOCUMENTARY
   Spindletop Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
   Rome International Film Festival
   IFP Central Standard Film Festival

"Sincere, well paced, and overall very professionally made." Microcinema Scene

   Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
   Tartan Road Film Festival
   Crested Butte Reel Fest
   Staten Island Film Festival
   Big Bear Lake International Film Festival
   Winnipeg International Film Festival
   Black Point Film Festival
   Microcinema Fest
   Fargo Film Festival
   Peoria Film Festival
   Dam Short Film Festival

"A touching memoir.... it all rang true." - Urban Tulsa Weekly

   Muskegon Film Festival
   Show Me Digital Film Festival
   No Festival Required
   Route 66 Film Festival

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