Notes from the Lengths shoot in Lisbon: chlorine, cold mornings and a lead actor who swims 4 km before call time.

The short version

We make films with small crews and long preparation. Most of what matters happens before anyone presses record: the location scout in the wrong season, the read-through in a kitchen, the call with a financier who asks what the film is about in one sentence.

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