Produced for the 2008 Des Moines 48-Hour Film Project, "The Farmer and the Viper" recasts and re-imagines one of Aesop's lesser known fables. When a simple farmer (Aaron Donovan) offers a helping hand to a slick salesman (H.T. Altman) down on his luck, he discovers the danger in taking pity on the wicked. Winner for "Best Sound Design" and runner-up for "Best Use of Character."

Required Elements:

• Genre: Fable
• Character: Alan/Arlene West, door-to-door salesperson
• Prop: Blue painter's tape
• Line of Dialogue: "What's it to you, pal?"