Current TV Supports Short Work to the Tune of $100K

I’m still a fan of Current TV’s scheme, though I’m not sure who’s watching the channel. Sure, they seem a bit over-earnest, at times, but we tend to forgive that, around here. Even if you claim that their programming isn’t the pinnacle of short film, I’d argue that they regularly show good short work. Sometimes you have to wait for it, and you never know when something good might be on, but I often enjoy the wait. Plus, their Google Zeitgeist bits every 30 minutes are nice.
Anywho, the publisher has directed me to mention Current’s new contest—the Seeds of Tolerance contest—which has a prize of $100,000. Who else is doing that for short work? Here are some details---

Our grand prize creator will receive $100,000 cash, and $15,000 to a relevant charity of your choice. Two runners-up will receive $10,000, and be aired on Current TV, in 28 million homes across the country. . . . Between now and August 15, submit a video on the theme of tolerance—any form of tolerance. Whatever story you want to tell, and however you want to tell it.

For more details and rules, go to their website. If you think films about tolerance are a dumb idea, perhaps you’ll like the following story. (sorry, but i need an excuse to tell this story!) After the fourth of July, someone called into a conservative radio show with a complaint about the fireworks display in a Columbus suburb. The complaint?: one firework exploded in the shape of a peace symbol. He felt it was treasonous.