The footage was mixed and edited live by Leach, who sat in an operating van outside the venue.
The actors were moving around the building, but the audience was watching a film that was happening live.
If anything went wrong, there it was.
‘The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’Edinburgh Film Festival.
The film was released in the US via Monterey Media, and Leach was nominated for three Scottish BAFTAs.
So why did it take her almost a decade to return to feature filmmaking?
Id been in development with a bunch of other films, and it had been brutal, she said.
Its so impossible to make films.
Ive been trying so hard for the last eight years to make another feature.Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hydewas a complete miracle.
It was always like, Isnt she lovely?
But no, fuck off, I can command a crew of 1000s, she said.
If you read the book, you will see Edinburgh because Stephenson lived here.
He grew up here.
And we actually filmed in his house for some of the stuff, she said.
Born in Hong Kong, Stevenson studied filmmaking at Columbia University before returning to the UK.
Execs at the CMI appointed administrators in October.
It was like a funeral when the news came in.
It was really devastating.
Im looking forward to seeing what it will become.
The Edinburgh Film Festival runs until Aug 23.
