On the Friday evening that the competition weekend started, Haccou put together the script with three other writers. “We were given a mandatory genre: Quantum Reality. We explained that as an infinite number of universes.”
This is how the writers came up with the story of Karin, who tries to save her sick sister by traveling through the multiverse. “But that doesn’t work. And so she realizes that her time would be better spent with her sister instead.”
They didn’t have to go far to shoot the film. “We just did that on the care estate. For this film we really wanted to try something out with green screens and special effects. That’s why we didn’t have to go to a very interesting location.”
Among the hundreds of entries, the eighteen-member team of THNV-Media managed to attract the attention of the jury. “Everything fell into place with this film,” says Haccou. “We are not pros, but we do our best and try to show everyone his or her best side. If you don’t come with a good script, you won’t come with a good film, the composer had made a great song, the cinematographer captured everything beautifully,” says Haccou.
Although the filmmakers from Valthe often participate in competitions, they see the 48h Film Project as the most important. “You can very well get the team enthusiastic about this. You will be completely demolished for two days, but afterwards there will be a film.” Both professional and amateur filmmakers can participate in this competition.
Thanks to the profits from the project, their film will also be shown at prestigious film festivals in Lisbon and Cannes. But to visit it requires a lot of money. “We win a thousand euros with this prize, which we will invest in visiting these festivals.”
But traveling to southern European cities with eighteen people requires a bit more than a thousand euros, Haccou realizes. “It would be great if we could all go together, but we are a healthcare institution, so that is not possible from the budget. We haven’t thought about it that long, but we are thinking about organizing a benefit concert, commercial promotional videos and put that money into our trip.”
The film prize is also a support for Haccou himself, who works as a care provider. “I have a self-taught film background, but I really want to continue in the film world. My dream is to make a cinema film. These kinds of things say that I am on the right track. I think it is incredible and very cool to see how This is how far you can go with people who are passionate and have perseverance.”