the spirit
of Kerouac

Technical type stuff

Most of BEAT ANGEL was shot on various Fujicolor 16mm color negative filmstocks; the B&W scenes were shot on Eastman 7231. Arriflex 16BL camera provided by Motion Media Co. Arrifles SR2 provided by Camera One, Seattle.

Filming Beat Angel - the spirit of Kerouac - an independent feature film

Nickolas Rossi, Beat Angel Camera Operator - visit the Filmmaers Page for more info

The main 26-day BEAT ANGEL shoot took place in the long-abandoned old Laube Hotel on State Street in Bellingham, WA. Thanks to Daylight Properties and Bob Hall for kindly permitting us to film there.

Plus many thanks to Aaron & Amy Roeder for letting us shoot in the late-great 3B Tavern.

Thanks to all the location owners who let us in to shoot, and to everyone who lent a hand to the project!

PRODUCTION Snapshots and Notes

Frank Tabbita on Desolation Peak. Visit the Desolation Page for more info.

DESOLATION PEAK

Jack Kerouac spent the summer of 1956 as a Forest Service fire lookout on Desolation Peak, in the North Cascades Mountains; he wrote about his mountaintop experience in Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels. BEAT ANGEL mounted a 4-day expedition up the steep 5-mile Desolation Peak trail to shoot scenes at the cabin where Kerouac worked and lived. This spot in the picture is not far from where we sighted a grizzly bear!

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Hunter Mann working in the film editing studio. Visit the Editors Page for more info.

Some of the BEAT ANGEL crew on the back steps

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Assistant Director Dominic Forcier - visit the Filmmakers Page for more info.

"Has anyone seen the director??"

During the rigors of production,

grab a nap whenever you can!

Lisa Niemi and Vincent Balestri prepare to film a scene.

"Mark it!"

Filming a scene in the hallway of the old Laube Hotel. Photo by Chris Bostrom with 24mm Nikkor "fisheye" lens.

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the spirit of Kerouac

Technical type stuffMost of BEAT ANGEL was shot on various Fujicolor 16mm color negative filmstocks; the B&W scenes were shot on Eastman 7231. Arriflex 16BL camera provided by Motion Media Co. Arrifles SR2 provided by Camera One, Seattle.

the spirit
of Kerouac

Technical type stuff

Most of BEAT ANGEL was shot on various Fujicolor 16mm color negative filmstocks; the B&W scenes were shot on Eastman 7231. Arriflex 16BL camera provided by Motion Media Co. Arrifles SR2 provided by Camera One, Seattle.