Diani and Devine Meet The Apocalypse

Every generation thinks it will be the last. It was that existential dread which inspired us to make “Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse.” Well, that and desert landscapes make for great, cheap production design.

Apocalypse movies tend to have experts, people on the team who know where all the secret military installations are, how to hotwire a car, or how to fight real good.

Not this one.

We wanted to make a movie about all the mundane realities of the end of civilization, instead of the huge consequences, a movie about what it would be like for two people whose skills were rendered totally obsolete by the fall of civilization, people who probably weren’t going to survive the end times: people like us.

So we set out to make a semi-autobiographical movie where we played ourselves against an apocalyptic backdrop. It’s got forty-one speaking parts, tons of extras, a dog and a cat, and dozens of locations several hours drive away from where we live…. all of this on a micro-budget. Did we mention we’re too ambitious for our own good? But we also shot in our apartment. That was smart, at least. Well, sort of (remember to use layout board, kids!).

Making indie films is tough. Scratch that. Life is tough… for everyone. And sometimes it seems like we’re all on our own because we’re all running around doing our best to survive in this crazy, indifferent world. That’s really what this movie is about. Getting by. Even at the end of the world.