Haiku Tunnel


1h 30m 2001

Brief Synopsis

Josh is an aspiring novelist who supports himself through temp work. When a San Francisco law firm offers him a permanent job, he panics, torn by ambivalence about the creatively crippling nature of corporate culture. His panic paralyses him to the point that he forgets to mail an important stack of

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Pandemonium; Sundance Institute
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics; Arp; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
San Francisco, California, USA; Oakland, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

Josh is an aspiring novelist who supports himself through temp work. When a San Francisco law firm offers him a permanent job, he panics, torn by ambivalence about the creatively crippling nature of corporate culture. His panic paralyses him to the point that he forgets to mail an important stack of letters. As days go by, Josh starts inventing elaborate resons for his failure of duty and imagining ways out of his predicament.

Crew

Mandana Alaudini

Production Assistant

Leah Alperin

Second 2nd Assistant Director

Yonas Aradom

Production Assistant

Emilio Aramendia

Set Decorator

Michael Axinn

Supervising Sound Editor

Chris M Aysta

Costume Designer

John Bellucci

Screenwriter

Brian Benson

Producer

Chay Blanchett

Production Assistant

Matt Blea

2nd Additional Assistant Camera

Michael Botkin

Production Assistant

David Bradford

Grip

Christine Cannavo

Grip

Heather Cappiello

Additional Script Supervisor

Gino Caputi

2nd Assistant Director

Gino Caputi

Product Placement

Nancy Carlin

Co-Producer

Bundy Chanock

Transportation Coordinator

James Childers

Gaffer

Richard J Childs

Location Assistant

David Codeglia

Production Assistant

James Codeglia

Production Assistant

Kristin Coker

Production Assistant

Danielle Costa

Production Assistant

Jill Coughlan

Production Assistant

Jacob Crawford

Production Assistant

Divi Crockett

Makeup Artist

Jeremiah Crowell

Additional 2nd Assistant Camera

Monroe Cummings

Boom Operator

P Scott Cunningham

Location Assistant

Marco D'ambrosio

Music

Lionel Da Silva

Still Photographer

Tim Dangaran

Reproduction Painter

Andrea Devaux

Script Supervisor

Fred Dewitt

Other

Jeff Di Paolo

Caterer

Jeff Di Paolo

Craft Service

Clark Dolan

Honeywagon Driver (Dolan Studios Rentals)

Lori Dovi

Sound Mixer

Robert Duffin

Best Boy Electric

Rhett Dunlapp

Product Placement

Adam Michael Dunne

Production Assistant

Rick Edmondson

Grip

Mike Elwell

Steadicam Operator

Rick Ewald

1st Additional Assistant Camera

Chris Farmer

Production Designer

David Ford

Other

David R Fuchs

Executive Producer

Marjorie Galen

Music Supervisor

Megan Gardner

On-Set Costumer

Melissa Glass

Assistant Costume Designer

Elena Grassel

Art Department Intern

Michael Graves

Production Assistant

Christopher James Hall

Production Manager

Anne Marie Hamill

Property Master

Nick Hartanto

Production Assistant

Nancy Hayes

Casting

Kimie Kimura Heany

Production Assistant

Todd Hickey

Best Boy Electric

Kyra Ivanoff

Additional Production Coordinator

Greg Keller

Best Boy Grip

Jack Kelly

1st Additional Assistant Director

Matt Kiesner

Production Assistant

Audrey Kim

2nd Additional Assistant Camera

Shane Kinoshita

Production Assistant

Colin Michael Kitchens

1st Assistant Director

Jacob Kornbluth

Producer

Jacob Kornbluth

Screenwriter

Josh Kornbluth

Screenwriter

Josh Kornbluth

Other

Josh Kornbluth

Producer

Lindsey Hayes Kroeger

Casting

Robin Lee

Editor

Stephen Lee

Production Assistant

Jamie Lincoln Kitman

Music Supervisor

Miranda Lloyd

Set Dresser

Alex Lorges

2nd Additional Assistant Camera

Amy Macclain

Grip

Tami Magaro

Production Assistant

Peter Malone

Production Assistant

Eric Mathis

Set Dresser

Starrs Mcburney

2nd Assistant Camera

Joe Mendoza

Grip

Andrea Miraglia

Transportation Captain

Craig Mohagen

Construction Coordinator

Silvan Morgan

Grip

Martin Mulligan

Production Assistant

John Osteen

Grip

Chad Owens

Assistant Art Director

Christina Park

Production Coordinator

Ellen Perlson

Animal Trainer (All-Star Animals)

Michael Peyser

Co-Executive Producer

Amy Potozkin

Additional Casting

Christine Poulin

Assistant Make-Up Artist

Jason Prosky

Production Assistant

Charles Ray

Construction Foreman

Nathan Richards

2nd Assistant Director

Paul Robbins

Caterer (Culinary Solutions)

C J Roessler

Production Assistant

Jan Ruona

1st Assistant Camera

Stephen Salinas

Production Assistant

Paul G. Sanchez

2nd Unit Photography (2nd Unit)

Max Sandoval

2nd Additional Assistant Director

Sara L Sato

Other

Helen Schneider

Location Scout

Gene Schwartz

Production Assistant

Rebecca Schwedner

Assistant Make-Up Artist

John Schweitzer

Key Grip

Deirdre Scully

Makeup Assistant

Abigail Severance

2nd Additional Assistant Camera

Kathleen Sidjakov

Animal Trainer (All-Star Animals)

Don Matthew Smith

Director Of Photography

Peter Smith

Best Boy Grip

Kristen Souders

On-Set Assistant

Andrew D Stadler

Grip

Harry Stein

Other

Todd Stoneman

Best Boy Electric

Christopher Symonds

Production Assistant

Melanie Tomlin

Set Decorator

Paciano Triunfo

Dolly Grip

Lesley Tsina

Production Assistant

Chris Venot

Location Scout

Earl Wadsworth

Set Dresser

Jeff Warrin

Best Boy Grip

Stephanie Weisman

Associate Producer

Rod Williams

2nd Unit Photography (2nd Unit)

Morgan Wise

Electrician

Paula Woods Bowne

Production Assistant

Kendrick Wright

Other

Kendrick Wright

Location Scout

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Pandemonium; Sundance Institute
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics; Arp; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
San Francisco, California, USA; Oakland, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States Fall September 14, 2001

Released in United States January 2001

Released in United States on Video February 26, 2002

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Panorama) August 31 - September 9, 2001.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.

Feature directorial debut for brothers Jacob and Josh Kornbluth.

Josh Kornbluth's one man monologue "Haiku Tunnel," written with David Ford, had its 1990 debut in San Francisco.

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Panorama) August 31 - September 9, 2001.)

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)

Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)

Screenplay was workshopped at San Francisco's Z Space Studio.

Released in United States on Video February 26, 2002

Released in United States Fall September 14, 2001