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the hour of living complete

12/2/2012

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it took precisely 111 weeks from original conception, through writing the script, bringing on board the core team, sourcing locations, casting, raising the funds, shooting, editing, re-recording and mixing sound and grading, and today, after final tweaks and adjustments to the tweaks and fine-tuning the adjustments, at 11:12 on the 12/02/2012 our film, which is now 112 minutes 07 seconds and 01 frame long, was labelled 'final' and is therefore complete.

it's been an amazing journey and this project owes everything to the many people who have given their talent, inspiration, time and unwavering commitment, who have helped in kind and in deed and who have financed it by funding frames. to all of you my most heartfelt thanks!

the process of submitting it to film festivals has already begun. we don't expect any news now for at least a couple of months, but you can be sure that if and when we have some, you will get it here first.

with love and immense gratitude
sebastian
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    sebastian

    i am, i suppose, the instigator of this project.  i wrote it, i'm producing it together with pascal verdosci, i'm directing, together with adam berzsenyi bellaagh, and because i've got adam codirecting, i'm even acting in it. but really the impetus for it came from our director of photography gregor brändli, who said to me 'october i'd be available to make a film'. and we'd been meaning to make our first feature ever since we first worked together, back in 2005...


    so it is, as you can imagine, a complete team effort, this, and we are fortunate to have on our team people with years of experience, as well as complete novices who are just starting out.


    i'm sure this will make it both solid and fresh at the same time...

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