"The film is about duration. I didn't want it to be about crime and punishment; I wanted it to be about separation." Michael Winterbottom, The Independent, Nov 2012

Everyday is a quiet portrayal of a family separated by a father's prison sentence. John Simm and Shirley Henderson play the parents of two children 'acting' in their own home, using their own names, over a period of five years. What lends this story gravitas is seeing the children grow and change over the course of the film, as they become estranged from their father.

In this post-screening Q&A, Everyday cinematographer Simon Tindall and Rich Warren, Operations Manager of Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival answer audience questions about the film, shooting over a long time-frame and working as a small crew without scripted scenes.

Simon Tindall is a cinematographer and camera operator who has worked with Winterbottom for ten years on A Mighty Heart, 9 Songs and The Trip. His filmography also includes Zero Dark Thirty, Wedding Video, Bad Night for the Blues and brilliantlove.

Related Links:
The Independent review of Everyday
New British Cinema Quarterly

Posted on Sun 17 Feb 2013.

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