A film and album by 'Noah and The Whale'

"The First Days of Spring" 2009

"The First Days of Spring" has its UK Premiere at Latitude Festival, July 2009

* Distributed internationally through Verve Films and Mercury Music Group

A TOMBOY FILMS Production

In association with PARKVILLE PICTURES

Writer/Director                  Charlie Fink

Producer                          Olivier Kaempfer

Executive Producer          Glynis Murray


Running Time                   47 minutes

Shooting Format              Super 16mm

                                  CAST

Young Ethan..........................................Ben Lloyd-Hughes

Diane.....................................................Daisy Lowe

Middle Ethan.........................................Patrick Hyde

Middle Ethan's Girlfriend.......................Alex Barker

Elder Ethan...........................................Richard Franklin

Elder Ethan's Wife................................Amanda Waldy

Middle Ethan's Friend...........................Chris Shilling

Diane's Father......................................Buddy Hunter

                               FULL CREW

Director of Photography                    Steve Annis

Editor                                                Julian Eguiguren

Production Designer                         Miren Maranon

1st Assistant Director                        Emily Perowne

Casting                                              Sasha Robertson

Sound Design                                   Libero Colimberti

Costume Design                               Sophie Howard
                                                         Saka Matsushita
                                                        
Make-Up Artist                                  Matthew Pimm


Production Manager                         Mercy Liao

Production Assistant                         Charlie di Placido

Production Assistant                        James Robinson


1st Assistant Camera                       David Pulgarin

2nd Assistant Camera                      James Winterflood

Gaffer                                               Avelino Fernandez

Spark                                                Colin Gallagher


Assistant Production Design            Augusta Akerman

Art Department Assistant                 Kanittha Mairaing

Make-Up Assistant                           Kayleigh Notman

Wardrobe Assistant                          Timothy Bouyez-Forge


Production Runners                          Edmund Fargher
                                                          Barnaby Austin
                                                          Samantha Cobb

Stills Photographer                           James Robinson


                                                Garden Party Extras:

Rysuke Chudleigh, Maiko Chudleigh, Doug Fink, Tom Hobden, Matthew Owens, Ryan Maclean, Isla Stenhouse, Saka Matsushita, Timothy Bouyez-Forge, Alex Gavigan, Luc Gavigan, Elli Slater and friends.

Camera Equipment Hire                      Panavision

Lighting Equipment Hire                      Panalux

Film Stock                                            Fuji

Film Processing                                   Soho Film Lab

Grading                                                Molinare

Sound Mix                                            De Lane Lea

Online Edit                                           Online Editing
                                                             MPC
                                                             Molinare

Colourist                                               Andrew Daniel

Sound Mixer                                         Doug Cooper

Online Editors                                      Anisa Jadwat-Reinecke
                                                             David Moon
                                                             Helen Spode

Post-Production Supervisor                  Andrew Dearnley
for Molinare

All Music by     NOAH AND THE WHALE

                                                 Special Thanks to:

Dan Curwin, Hugh Whittaker, Ole Mienert, Susanne Olsson, Maddy Hinton, Kathy Kenyon, Chris Allen, Chris Gentry, Ruby Tuesday, Ric Slater, Gabriel Reidy and Gary Lilburn, Ben Adler, The Beggar's Roost, The National Trust, West Wittering Estate, Tripp Hill Garage