The story of The Jinn goes far beyond this extraordinary film. It goes to the perseverance and amazing natural talents of the filmmakers to make this film and how this is one of the rare true stories of independent film making.
I joined this film in the post production process, shortly after their filming in February. I heard that this was a feature film with a tiny crew, an ensemble cast, and that they had less than two weeks to shoot the entire film, eleven days to be exact. I had my doubts that anyone would be able to cover the entire script, that they would be forced to shoot twenty hour days, or that the film would be shot with the skill of a home movie.
When the Director, Producer, Iris Green, came to me and asked me to look at the footage I was intrigued by the stories I heard. I was blown away by what I saw. It was not the amount of footage, which was more than many films shoot in four weeks, but by the quality of their footage. Typically when anyone attempts to rush shooting quality is the least of anyone’s concern but with the constant diligence and commitment of Iris and her Director of Photographer, Brett Pawlak, this film sacrificed nothing. In fact, for a feature film debut by both, it is a bold and uniquely told story about the pitfalls of youth and ancient Islamic demons.
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