Well it was bound to happen some time, NAUSEA is complete after an arduous six+ months editing.

Many filmmakers will say that their movie turned out differently than they thought from the get-go, but upon a viewing of the movie, Wes and I agree that this is exactly what the first draft of the script was back in August of 2007. Sure, some minor changes, but what we saw in our head was this exactly. It couldn’t have been anything else. Frankly, it would have been a disgusting piece of shit if we pressed forward with any of the half-cocked ideas that we came up with during our year of initial pre-production, when it was titled “Imp of the Perverse.”

Although the movie may has changed/evolved from “Imp,” it is the same concept with much better execution. Something like this can’t be over planned, or planned at all; just intuition, dedication, confidence and misfortune evolves into the masterpiece that is now the 86½ minute NAUSEA.

A sincere thanks to everybody who helped out with the initial inception throughout the winter of 2007 to the spring of 2008 and of course the entire cast, crew, friends & family that made NAUSEA possible.

Pretty new trailer… Pretty trailer

We will be screening a sizable sample portion of NAUSEA at the Twin Falls Artist Coalition on June 20^th.

The location of this will be at the olde Evil Wine hovel, Woody’s Bar & Grill. We will be there with bells, whistles, rectal implants, and sages promoting NAUSEA and the other local Idaho artists.

Who knows, if we have enough drinks, there may be some improv comedy!

Cost is $7 at the door, or $5 in advance.
Click here for a map to Woody’s

These are just some screenshots we took while editing.

My eyes are filled with the vinegar of observation. They are red and beginning to blister. My pupils have grown giant cysts filled with bloody puss.

My ass hurts.

I took a break for a few days.

We are one third complete. Surprisingly there is not one weak moment in the picture thus far. It has progressively annhilated any thought that we are talentless hacks… instead it has been confirmed that we are aimless wanderers of the image industry who somehow stumbled into a story that knew how to take control of our weaknesses and strengths, fuck us in the ass, and become something that could potentially transcend the norm of indie film and be a true representation of the desperate our generation feels.

Invite all your friends to join the newsletter; you and your friends can also join the NAUSEA group on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=51843337534) or become a friend on myspace (http://www.myspace.com/evilwinefilms). Your support is an encouragement and a blessing. It is not only fuel to our egos, but inspiration to our penises and a cushion to my ass cheeks.

A new trailer is going to be posted soon. This is the first “official” trailer. Finally a decent representation of the one of a kind production. Get ready to see the world change… all ego aside.

NAUSEA has become a true tragedy; a romance of the highest form as seen through the eyes of a demented fuck… the world is odious for the lonely. It is an absurd place. It is a heartbreaking place. Love is the core of human motivation and hate is its by-product. Fear of the self and the existence of others is the catalyst for devastation. Yes, these are the confirmations I have discovered through this production… and then the real kicker… through all this pain and turmoil that the human race inflicts upon its counterparts; the world is the most undeniably hilarious space ever imagined. Life is beautiful and ugly at the same time and through the proper looking glass this absurd connection is the center of all good humour. This is the nauseous world we have bottled into this movie.

And now production is complete. A new life has been born. The sickness is over.  Editing begins.

It has been a long time since I have spoken to you about the NAUSEA process… and what a process it has been!

We began production in the latter parts of October, 2008. Originally we had planned on going it without making a schedule and shooting the picture in chronological order. I wanted the story to evolve in an organic manner; not being forced by false ideals and the biases of cast and crew, but in fact, force the creators to trust in the material’s own desires. Trust the story to become what it wants to be and to progress and warp and change in the way that it feels fit.

This worked. Superbly.

Of course, life and art do mimic one another. Regardless of the cliche; art and life are one in the same. Especially when it is a prerequisite of the cast and crew to approach the work as a “method artist”… to become the characters and to react to the uncontrolled circumstances predetermined by the writer.

Romances flared up throughout the production, addictions came and went, sexual perversions surfaced in our dailies lives, our psychology began to deteriorate. The obsession of the work consumed me.

And this all comes across in the image.

We are in the final week of the shoot. Forced to scramble the production to the end by the threat of losing the equipment to a move to Denver, CO. The stresses really hit hard, both with the cast and with myself. Trying to balance life and work and movie making is an impossible task when all people involved have children and heavy responsibilities. And when the total budget of the production is in the negative from day 1. There have been times when we have nearly raped each other… or at the very least beheaded…

But the movie is nearly done. And what do we have to show for it? Nearly 20 hours of intense, creepy, hilarious, and totally original raw footage. I could never be more proud of the performances and the creativity that has been put into this production from ALL people involved. From a stand in camera operator to an extra; every individual working on this production has lent at least a small portion of their soul to this. It is not about one person or one story or one theme… it is about humanity. It is about experience. It is about all of us. And that is enough to make any “filmmaker” content with the work put into the project.

All the pain, all the laughs, all the stress, confusion, desire, obsession, addictions, promises, rejections, all the personal and the business, all the artistic and creative and spiritual and existential experiences, thoughts, words, actions, glances, kisses, fucks, fights, arguments, all of these and more to come are NAUSEA.

NAUSEA is not a movie. It is a moment in time. It is OUR moment. The darkest winter I have experienced.

The last day of filming is next week. Post Production has already began. The scenes are meshing together into a kaleidoscope of vomit and romance. This is truly a one of a kind movie. No one person can credit themselves to the creation of this picture, but must be humbled to the experience. This was real creation. For all involved.

Thank you.