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13 October 2005 - Only the Hopeful was nominated for four awards (Best Director, Best Art Direction, Best DOP/Lighting and Best Music Video) at the 9th Annual 15 Minutes of Fame Short Film Festival held by the University of Auckland and the Auckland University of Technology and their respective student associations, AUSA and AuSM. The video was screened along with other student works on the 11th of October, with the awards evening being held the following night, with both events taking place at the Classic Comedy Bar. OtH won Best Music Video and Best DOP/Lighting. If you haven't checked the video out yet, feel free to download it by clicking on the 'The Video' link on the left.

1 October 2005 - If you look at this page really carefully and compare it to the previous incarnation you will see that there is a new button on the left that says, 'the video'. The video is now online for download. There isn't a whole rock more to say except: Go get it now.

6 July 2005 - Only the Hopeful was a finalist in the 2005 Kodak Music Clip Awards with the awards night being held on Sunday 10 July at the Bar Bodega in Wellington. Click here for more details on the event.

Effo Films and Fist Full of Fives present "Only the Hopeful", part three of the epic seventy-four issue graphic novel volume Fist Full of Fives. The series chronicles the adventures of rocking superheroes, Fist Full of Fives.

Synopsis: In this issue, Chongy (Henry Chong) is imprisoned by Mr. T (Thomas Wood) in an empty warehouse for devious interrogation. A missing object, an evil guitar solo and a kick-ass bass riff... this episode is a landmark issue which explains the very origins of the Fist Full of Fives mythology.

Rock on to the links on the left for more rocking info:

The Band - basic band bio and link to the band's official website.
The Crew - film/videomaker bios.
The Numbers - the vital stats of the video.
The Lyrics - words of wisdom from J. Bo.
The Stills - we can't find cool hosting for the video, so take a fist full of stills captures! Actually, it's probably more like four fists.
The Video - yes, this is actually what you think it is. It is th-th-the-video.
The Notes - all is revealed.

Enjoy!

Last Updated: 13 October 2005