More than 40 independent filmmaking groups across Arizona competed in the Independent Filmmaker Project Phoenix's annual Beat the Clock film challenge in 2025.

But just like Highlander, there can be only one, and the winner of this year’s grand prize was "The Ghost in the Mirror," directed by Korbin Christie.

IFP Phoenix announced the winners of the challenge on July 31 at Harkins Scottsdale 101 14 , and Best Picture wasn't the only award Christie took home. He also snagged Best Actor for playing dual roles in his own film: "The Ghost in the Mirror" is a one-man show in which Christie plays both a man forced to come up with a new business strategy to please his boss, and a ghost who is caught in a similar situation.

The actor-director took home a $250 cash prize and an automatic entry

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