Need a laugh? Foolish fun is on the way.

Gather your team, grab your cameras, and dig out your props and wigs—it’s almost showtime! Fool’s 48 team registration opens March 1.

For those not in the know, every year close to April Fool's Day the VCA launches the Fool's 48 Short Film Project, during which participating teams spend 48 *foolish* hours writing, shooting, and editing a 4–7 minute movie. We then celebrate their work with a public showcase of the films the following Monday. This year's showcase is on March 31.

Want in on the action? Just make sure you have at least one team member who is a resident of Vermillion (USD students count!) and all filming is done in Clay County.

We’re also offering local businesses and organizations a couple ways to get involved.

Pre-show advertising: Your ad will air in a loop ahead of the showcase, interspersed between film entries, and during intermission. We'd love to have you promote an upcoming event of your own or just wish our participants luck competing for Best Picture. Ad rates begin at $60 for a 20-second spot and include still slide or video options.

Award sponsorship: We award Best Picture in two categories—Vermillion Community Filmmakers and USD Student Filmmakers. We also have an award for Runner-Up. Our goal is to have all our award winners take home a cash prize in addition to their coveted Golden VHS tapes. You can sponsor an award in full or contribute to the fund. 

We fill the house every year for the Monday showcase! Past showcases are posted to and shared widely from the Fool's 48 Facebook page and Coyote Twin YouTube account. Sponsors will be thanked across all social media in the run-up to the event and the night of. Contact us if you’re interested in advertising!

Showcase tickets go on sale March 28 at coyotetwin.com.

USD professor and photographer John Banasiak is our first exhibiting artist of 2025. This collection of Van Dyke brown prints is full of mystery and almost unease, curated as they are from what Banasiak describes as a dream-like journey in Jordan.* An additional curiosity: the 1840s iron-based emulsion process used to develop them doesn't require a dark room. The show is on display at the Coyote Gallery attached to the Coyote Twin Theater in Vermillion until February 28.

The artist exhibition reception Saturday, Feb 8, from 2pm to 5pm in the Coyote Gallery. You're invited to attend the reception and ask more about these mysteries! Light refreshments provided.

*This is not an educational exhibit.