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George discovers that the end of the world is the perfect time to lose everything.

Written & Directed by Shawn Morrison. Produced by Garrett Murray. Starring Garrett Murray and Marielena Logsdon. With Debbie Friedman and Matt Urban as The Anchor. Original music by Robert Andersen.

Grand Jury Prize Winner: 1 Reel Film Festival
Audience Choice Award Winner: DC Shorts Film Festival
Best Short Nominee: Hoboken International Film Festival
Official Selection: Flickerings Film Showcase, Great Oak Film Festival

foreversnotsolong.com

Contact Garrett Murray: garrett@maniacalrage.net

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brian 8 months ago

Awesome.
Ian Tearle 8 months ago

this is awsome, i love the score too by Robert Anderson, is it available anywhere?
garrettmurray 8 months ago

I'm trying to convince Robert to put together a soundtrack package for download. Hopefully we can get something up soon!
Patrick Lehnen 8 months ago

oh yeah, that would be great! ;)
Michael Tims 2 months ago

is there any update on this? i want to have this music.
Pony Productions 28 days ago

Indeed, there is! I found it! last.fm/music/Electric+Winter/Emperor+Norton
Sujay 8 months ago

that was great. good job guys.
Jonathan Snook 8 months ago

That was superb. Great writing and well shot.
Cartelle 8 months ago

i really enjoyed that. thank you
Marko 8 months ago

Awesome work mates! Well done!
Mikker 8 months ago

This is amazing. I love it.
The sweetest idea, done really well.
Jake Bilbrey 8 months ago

Perfect.
Dan Rubin 8 months ago

So great. me = jealous.
Stephen Hubbard 8 months ago

going out in style = reading wired magazine wearing an ISO50 tshirt FTW.
Peter Liao 8 months ago

Excellent short. Just one small piece of advice for Garrett:

You're a very good actor, but you might want to work on the timing of your lines a bit more. There were times throughout the short where you seemed rushed to deliver them. Consider slowing down a bit and make every line count.
garrettmurray 8 months ago

Thanks, Peter. I definitely agree and have already made a mental note to slow down and get a little deeper into the character in our next film. Glad you liked it!
Justin Bull 2 months ago

I find myself thinking the same thing. There are moments where I feel immersed in the short and then the timing kinda jerks me out again. Otherwise outstanding video, almost teared up a smidgen!
Alex Giron 8 months ago

Amazing job, very inspiring.
Santiago Pochat 8 months ago

Amazing work guys
Shawn Morrison 8 months ago

Thanks everyone. Your amazing feedback is making my day!
Jeff Mackey 8 months ago

This is totally awesome. Great job!!
Josue Salazar 8 months ago

What a great story guys!
dkr 8 months ago

Very nice! Also, love Garrett's ISO50 shirt. :)
Chad Crowell 8 months ago

Wow I am really impressed. So much can be said in so little time...
Nicholas Scott Spencer 8 months ago

Beautiful.
Dan Ritz 8 months ago

Happens every time I go to New York... Coincidence? I think not. :)

Just kidding. The end of the credits made me laugh.

Beautiful short film and the music near the end is awesome.
Reid Philpot 8 months ago

Lovely film; beautifully acted, edited and directed. Congratulations.
Adam Michela 8 months ago

epic.
Nils Kraus 8 months ago

really good, nice work!
David Hemphill 8 months ago

I kept expecting a sandwich to shoot Garrett. Just kidding, I thoroughly enjoyed that. The story, the score, everything.
Jorge Quinteros 8 months ago

You guys did an amazing job with the film. Beautifully done. Believable plot and the eerie score added dramatic effect in all the right places. Hope this is just one of many to come.
Phil Lindsay 8 months ago

Nice work - well done all involved!
William Wilkinson 8 months ago

Wow, fantastic job. Looked great, well paced, great music.
ZhiC 8 months ago

Magnificent.
Jeff Carpenter 8 months ago

I love it!
Ellie Giuffrida 8 months ago

Beautifully done! I love it.
Pedro Perez 8 months ago

This was just a beutiful film..
Amy Sly 8 months ago

This is really beautiful. Nice work guys!
misterserialkiller 8 months ago

for some reason your lead reminds me of a young Mark Wahlberg.
Matthew Luther 8 months ago

i've always wanted to become best friends with a stranger.
you made a wonderful film.
Reilly Smith 8 months ago

This is awesome. I aspire to make shorts this enjoyable one day.
Justin Dickinson 8 months ago

Shawn, Garrett, this was wonderful. Nice work.

The meeting on the street was perfect. "Want to spend the rest of your life with me?" Excellent.

Congratulations guys.
Mark Hafley 8 months ago

foreversnotsolong.com ???

What is 'Forever Snot'? Why are we wishing it 'so long'?
garrettmurray 8 months ago

Wow, that makes the URL even better!
chris leppla 8 months ago

really dug it,
the music especially
jeremydgreat 8 months ago

Gez man. That was great.

Wait, didn't you release a friggin iPhone app today?? You're insane. I wish I was even half that productive.
garrettmurray 8 months ago

I did, yeah. I've got issues. Apparently if I'm not constantly working I'll die. It's sort of like Speed, and I'm the bus, only instead of speeding it's working.
jeremydgreat 8 months ago

I saw that you released the app today, had a patch by about 11am, twittered all day, and put out a video. Oh, and the video has a microsite.

Honestly, I'd like to hear what life is like when you're that productive. Are you super regimented? Does this leave time for working out, having a significant other, reading books, watching TV, reading feeds, etc?

Okay those might be weird questions, but I think your "average mortal" like myself would really benefit from a blog post about how the hell you seem to have 1/3 more hours in the day than the rest of us. I think it might be less about work ethic and more about goal setting and strategizing?

What's your methods?
garrettmurray 8 months ago

I think I will write up a blog post on this, because I get asked this a lot (especially during multiple releases like this) and would love to give people perspective on how I work/function.

Thanks for the nudge--look for it tomorrow afternoon.
Austin Wendenburg 8 months ago

this is really good! everything was perfect! probably one of the most interesting and well done shorts ive watched in a while
Mitchell Stafiej 8 months ago

Pretty good. Reminds me of 3 Dias (Before the Fall)
garrettmurray 8 months ago

So many amazing comments--thanks so much everyone. We're glad you liked the film and we're thrilled to have it out! Keep 'em coming!
Mathieu Thouvenin 8 months ago

Very very nice! I love short films like that.
In a way, I kinda wish I could live that experience...
Tom Carmony 8 months ago

Well done, guys. I'm a big MRTV fan, but this just blew me away. Amazing...
Jason Durivage 8 months ago

I enjoyed your short a lot. Hopefully we'll see more in the future.
fexbmx 8 months ago

Really touching! Great job!
Tony 8 months ago

Brilliant, as always. Well done.
Simon Douglas 8 months ago

Love it, great short film.
Jonas Pelzer 8 months ago

Amazing! Very well done. Thanks.
Omar McFarlane 8 months ago

I actually teared up a little bit at the end. Such a great film. I hope there's more with this kind of emotion.
And a +1 for the soundtrack.
Nikolay Degtyarev 8 months ago

You did so greate JOB!!!!!
Michael Heilemann 8 months ago

Beautiful, touching and human; love it.
Matt 8 months ago

Wow, awesome short. Enjoyed it very much.
geekjon 8 months ago

very nice!!
Dustin Sweigart 8 months ago

What a cute little movie. I'm anxiously waiting for more!
Dan Romero 8 months ago

Fantastic.
Olivia de Santis 8 months ago

It seems very unrealistic that the super hot girl decides to hang out with this very plain dude who is randomly cruel to her on the street. And if your last sex is going to be that uninspiring... god, that's depressing. I liked the last scene, though. The music was good.
Per Torstensson 8 months ago

Truly awesome indeed. Loved it. The music was also excellent. Reminded me of John Murphy's score for "Sunshine". Omagah-omagah-omagah. Great stuff.

May one ask what camera was used?
garrettmurray 8 months ago

We shot this with the Panasonic HVX-200a, with a Cinevate 35mm lens adaptor. We used the Nikon 50mm 1.8 and 28mm 2.8 prime lenses.
Per Torstensson 8 months ago

Saw your post on "Maniacal Rage", sorry to be one of the naggers - but thank you for the info Garrett. Feel like I have some serious money earning to do in order to be able to get a hold of such equipment... Anywho, the film looks, sounds and is great. Big up.
Carlo 8 months ago

Lovely. Like it.
Phil Nelson 8 months ago

Very good. I've been watching Garrett and his friends make movies for like 10 years at this point, they just get better.

So should I stop holding out hope for xPad 2.0? Or what? I kid.
Shane Becker 8 months ago

Some of the best apocalyptic story telling I've ever seen. Honestly. Incredibly crafted.
Aaron Tait 8 months ago

I'd kill to see what a feature length adaptation of this would be like. Please pitch this around or do something. This is the most amazing short film I've ever seen.
Nikolay Degtyarev 8 months ago

Totally agree with you.
Orestes Chouchoulas 8 months ago

Aaron, you want to see "Last Night" (imdb.com/title/tt0156729/). It's a feature length film with pretty much the same concept, and one of my favourite movies.
Evan Walsh 8 months ago

This is seriously one of the most beautiful films I've seen. I wish I had more arms so I could give you more thumbs up.
Trammell 8 months ago

That was wonderful, Garrett. Thank you!
Alexander Wilhelmi 8 months ago

Amazingly different.
Maurice Kessler 8 months ago

This short reminds me of the great indy film programs I used to watch Sunday nights on PBS. Very nice work.
Jay Robinson 8 months ago

I have that shirt.
Bill Williams 8 months ago

Excellent. Simply excellent.
Jay Robinson 8 months ago

Hey, that's my favorite song.
James Kanka 8 months ago

Nice, certain death.
Shawn Petriw 8 months ago

Thanks. Great work.
Mr.Aaron 8 months ago

Nice job guys! brilliant idea.
Tim Chambers 8 months ago

Wonderful. Lovely.
Brad Dielman 8 months ago

Being the inarticulate person that I am, I can only say this:

Awesome.
Jay Torres 8 months ago

Wow that was cool. Liked the ending (how it was shot). Awesome soundtrack.
Chelsea Bishop 8 months ago

Adding to the rest, PERFECTION at it's best!
Harry Mylonadis 8 months ago

Great short guys. Very inspiring and puts things in perspective.
Dipika Bothra 8 months ago

So wonderful. Makes me want to watch short films like these all day.
Tim O'Bryan 8 months ago

Phenomenal stuff. I know I'm stuck in the mix, but this was seriously great. You're a really good actor--it really reminds me of Mark Wahlberg at some points. Take that as you will, but I think it's a good thing!

Cinematography, of course, was phenomenal. That HVX200 really sets a new standard!

Script was awesome--the dialogue between the main characters seemed SO natural at points (specifically the bed scene where you're talking about telling her mom something)

A++++++!!!! highly recommend!!

(Great stuff, seriously!)
BumKi Cho 8 months ago

A.w.e.s.o.m.e!
Rick Curran 8 months ago

Great stuff Garrett and Shawn!
steph thirion 8 months ago

beautiful. touching. the couple reminded me so much of a relationship I had. (obvious) But I had never thought that if the world ended right there, I would have lived with her forever. it's a beautiful idea.
and I don't mean death. I mean a life contained in a short time, but lived as if it is forever. it's surreal, but beautiful. like the simple things.
liz barnett 8 months ago

Love this.
Glenn Weber 8 months ago

I = Extremely Impressed. It's great when you watch a short like this and realize that movies out of Hollywood over the past couple years can't even compare. This is entertaining, humorous, and definitely emotionally gripping. I just forwarded this video to all my friends. "Forever's Not So Long" certainly deserves the attention. :D
Jinni 8 months ago

Love must be the longest.I'm impressed
Coty Gonzales 8 months ago

Amazing short - thoroughly enjoyed it!