Andrea von Kampen recorded a lovely version of "Forever Young" for a 2019 Hafod Hardware Christmas advertisement. avk.fanlink.to/foreveryoung.
During production, lead actor Paul Petersen was asked to write his poetry on the fly, responding to the locations as he saw everything for the first time.
Folk singer-songwriter Andrea von Kampen wrote four original songs for the film and created renditions of two public domain classic songs: "Hard Times Come Again No More" and "Goodnight Ladies." This was von Kampen's first time writing original songs for a movie based on the script.
Filming took place in Sicily for over three weeks in October and November 2019. A cast and crew of 12 filmmakers from the United States went over to Sicily together and made this film on a shoestring budget, spending most of the budget on travel and filming locations abroad. Additional photography for the film took place in Shreveport, Louisiana and Omaha, Nebraska after the bulk of principal photography was finished in Sicily.
It was filmed in many famous Sicilian locations, including the church from O Poderoso Chefão (1972) where Michael Corleone's wedding took place.
It was filmed in many famous Sicilian locations, including the church from O Poderoso Chefão (1972) where Michael Corleone's wedding took place.
The film is Alexander Jeffery and Paul Petersen's first feature film together under the banner of their company Bespoke Works LLC.