Looking back, it is inconceivable that At the Edge of the World would come together as it did
and have the opportunity to premiere at TIFF.  What's ridiculous is that forty-six volunteers risked their lives for a cause greater than themselves,
seven camera men showed amazing courage & perseverance in capturing an
unbelievable story, the post-production team was dedicated to the brink of
going postal, and the papers make it sound like it's one person's film.

That person isn't the guy in the drawing.  He's one of the volunteers, a
great guy who isn't seen too much in the film.  His pet project on the whale
campaign - a bizarrely brilliant tactic thought up by Paul Watson - never
got off the ground (literally) because of the harsh temperature in the
Antarctic Ocean.  Another project of his was a 5-minute horror film, Dead at
Sea, starring the Sea Shepherd crew members.  What's interesting is that
these crew members, who are the so natural on camera, became entirely
different when trying to be actors (even when they didn't have a line to
deliver).

Speaking of the drawing, the artist is a young Aussie and he's available for
weddings, assuming you're not particularly fond of the bride or the groom.
Let me know if you want his contact information, he's really talented.  His
brother was also on the Antarctic Campaign, in one of the zodiac boats during akey scene in the film (he wasn't able to sit down for several days
afterwards).

The most recent challenge has been in cutting a trailer for the TIFF press
reception on July 29.  The goal was to show enough to get people to see the film, instead of the 6 other extraordinary choices playing at the same time, but
not give away any of the key plot points (which, of course, have the best
footage).  I read somewhere that in some obscure country "psycho" wasn't a
familiar term so the local title of the Hitchcock movie translated back as
"the boy who masqueraded as his mother", which pretty much eliminated any
tough decisions for the folks making the trailer.  In avoiding the standard
format and holding back the coolest clips, our trailer might've missed its
mark but I'll post the link in a few days and get some opinions.

Given all the people who have given so much to the making of this film, and
the issues involved, I hope it meets their expectations - and yours.  In the
words of a dread pirate (other than Watson): "this is true love - you think
this happens every day?"