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Paint Drying
Directed byCharlie Lyne
StarringCharlie Lyne
Release date
January 26, 2016
Running time
607 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£5,900

Paint Drying is a 2016 British feature film directed and produced by Charlie Lyne. The film is about paint on a wall drying, lasting for 10 hours and 7 minutes.[1] The film was created by Charlie Lyne in order to force the BBFC to have to watch all 10 hours to give the film an age rating classification.[2]

Overview

Charlie Lyne started a Kickstarter page in order to rise money to make the film as long as possible. The film raised over £5,900 from 686 backers, and was released on January 26, 2016.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Miller, Nick (27 January 2016). "Filmmaker forces UK censorship board to sit through 607-minute film of paint drying". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Loughrey, Clarisse. "BBFC rates Paint Drying film 'U', after sitting through all 607 minutes". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. ^ Green, Anna. "Why This Filmmaker Shot a 14-Hour Movie About Paint Drying". Mental Floss. Retrieved 23 June 2018.