Since our blog debuted in 2017, we have published 600+ posts. While some of you may have been with us from the start (thank you, loyal readers!), others may have joined us more recently.
As a result, we’re highlighting some of the posts that have garnered a lot of views or that address topics of continuing interest in the current moment — posts that you may have missed or that you might want to revisit.
Today’s archival find: a post published in 2025 about the 48-Hour Film Challenge titled “Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!” by Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Tom Sarmiento.
Back in 2022, the 48-Hour Film Challenge was in its fifth year. Here in 2026, it’s celebrating its ninth year, and the contest is open for registration.
In his post, Tom Sarmiento outlines the structure of the annual event:
The event kicked off the week prior on Friday, March 28. Teams were challenged to create a 2–6-minute film in the span of 48 hours that incorporated the following elements: Location: Closet or Storage Room; Line of Dialogue: “If we leave now, we can pretend this never happened”; and Prop: Rubber Duck.”
This year, the challenge launches on Friday March 27 at 5pm, concluding on Friday April 3 at 5pm with its red carpet screening and award celebration.
As a past student team member reflects in a video about the challenge, “I’d say to those who have never participated in anything like this, just go for it, because that’s the best way to learn, that’s the best way to get involved.”
Enjoy Tom Sarmiento’s post “Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!” and follow its links for more information, including films from winning teams — and we’ll see you on the red carpet!
— Karin Westman, Department Head
K-State English 