Hal, editor Kyle Gilman, and star D.J. Mendel discuss the music in Meanwhile and Hal’s composing process.

Another new song from Meanwhile which will be included on the CD.

A brief chat with the three main actresses in Meanwhile about their relationships with Joe Fulton.

From Meanwhile…

“Caroline” is by Pete Galub and his band, the Annuals, circa 2002 from the album Boy Gone Wrong. Pete has another song in the film too and is close to finishing a new album. I’ve been a fan for years. Hope you enjoy it.

P.S.
Today Meanwhile is Kickstarter’s Project Of The Day!

Hal Hartley’s MEANWHILE Kickstarter Update Video #2 is about lead actor DJ Mendel, his character Joe Fulton, and his current one man show, Dick Done Broke, about a messed up steel worker named Donny.

Meanwhile concerns Joe Fulton, a man who can do anything from fixing your sink to arranging international financing for a construction project. He produces online advertising and he’s written a big fat novel. He’s also a pretty good drummer. But success eludes him.

For Joe can’t keep himself from fixing other people’s problems. His own ambitions are constantly interrupted by his willingness and ability to go out of his way for others.

The film is shot and edited. We are raising money through Kickstarter to complete the audio mix and to prepare the various materials needed for commercial exploitation, which includes the design, authoring, and manufacturing of a limited edition DVD and CD of the original music.

From the upcoming film Meanwhile. After visiting the aggravating but loved ex-wife, Joe crosses Central Park and gets the Number 1 Uptown to Harlem.

MEANWHILE is 67% financed in the Kickstarter Campaign. Thanks for all of the support. Here is the first in a series of little excerpts from the making-of documentary that will accompany Meanwhile on the DVD. It includes the star of Meanwhile, D.j. Mendel, Editor Kyle Gilman and myself, Hal Hartley. More coming soon.

To mark the halfway point in our Meanwhile/Kickstarter pledge drive, here’s a song I made for Meanwhile but didn’t use. It starts with the melody of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” and morphs into two themes I do use throughout the film.

Today I launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $40,000 to release a limited edition DVD of my new film, MEANWHILE. You can pre-buy this DVD by “pledging” $25 or more, or even just $10 for the CD or both for $35, etc. (I’ll explain “pledging” in a moment). There are other fun rewards for pledging more and they’re best explained here:  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/260302407/meanwhile

Many of you have written in the past months asking about Meanwhile. Thanks for your interest and patience. It’s like this: though I set out to make a one-hour featurette, like my earlier films Surviving Desire or The Book of Life, by the time I was done I thought I ought to present it as the pilot for a mini-series. Everyone seemed to think this was a great idea (television being the future of filmmaking and all…) and I had some genuine interest from television companies.

However, finally, it seems that Meanwhile (the series) just isn’t what the television industry requires at the moment. But I’m very proud of Meanwhile (the movie) and I’m certain that people who follow what I do will dig it. My friend and collaborator of many years, DJ Mendel, gives an outstanding performance as Joe Fulton—the hardest working unsuccessful over-achiever in New York.

So, I’m moving on and will try to release it as a limited edition DVD through possiblefilms.com. This will be both North American and overseas formats. So wherever you are, we’ll have a DVD for you!

I’m doing this through Kickstarter and Amazon.com. If enough people “pledge” money for a DVD, or CD, or whatever within 30 days (Nov 1 till the 30th) we’ll pull this off.

Kickstarter and Amazon only register the amount a person pledges. But if I don’t raise the money we need in 30 days, your credit card is not charged. It’s safe and it’s easy.

So forgive me for the coming onslaught of newsletters, Fb posts, tweets, and what have you… It will only last 30 days. But I have to get the word out. And, of course, if you’re excited too, please tell your friends. Spread the word.

Thanks for your continued interest in my work. More soon.

Sincerely,
Hal

Meanwhile Trailer

Meanwhile concerns Joe Fulton, a man who can do anything from fixing your sink to arranging international financing for a construction project. He produces online advertising and he’s written a big fat novel. He’s also a pretty good drummer. But success eludes him.

For Joe can’t keep himself from fixing other people’s problems. His own ambitions are constantly interrupted by his willingness and ability to go out of his way for others.