ORIGIN:
The film began as a short film titled “My Fault”, which would pay homage to the Eminem song of the same name. It soon advanced into a full length film made during Barkhoff’s senior year of high school, released the first September after he graduated.
Structure:
Barkhoff took inspiration from Martin Scorsese’s filmography as well as the shows “Breaking Bad” and “The Sopranos” when writing the script. The film also features advertisements, which is a commentary on the overabundance of them in our day to day life. Barkhoff had the idea to start the film with a trailer for the film as if people watching the film – released free on YouTube – were watching it in a theater. The film was released in 5 segments ranging from typically 15-20 minutes in interspersed sections of it’s release night, and was celebrated beforehand by a live cast gathering.
Bonus Track Edition:
On his birthday in 2019, Barkhoff released the “Bonus Track Edition” which, ironically, cut all of the artist’s songs from the film and replaced them with original scores done by himself. This was to make one version of the film worry-free of future copyright strikes in case any of the musicians unknowingly caused one on the film when submitting their music to streaming services. It is also the version of the film featured on the Blu Ray.
cast:
Mike Barkhoff, Jarrod Van Hauen, Ashtun O’Rourke, Emmett Kendrick, Dylan Van Hauen, Seth Van Wert, Brett Mast, Darla Barkhoff
DIRECTOR, WRITER &EDITOR:
Mike Barkhof
LIGHTING & AUDIO:
Zach Delfs, Jarrod Van Hauen, Dylan Van Hauen
