The Off Hours

The Off Hours (2011)

Lose sleep. Find yourself.

A waitress working the night shift at a roadside diner in a small, industrial town becomes intrigued by a charming truck driver, while the diner's owner struggles to keep his dwindling business afloat.

Date of release
2011-01-22
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (17)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
Director
Megan Griffiths

Casting

Interesting facts

The Off Hours is an American film written and directed by Seattle filmmaker Megan Griffiths. The full-length feature film is akin to real life events that happened at a truck stop. It was distinguished due to its adoption of environmental and socially acceptable settings, which has won recognition by the Sustainable Style Foundation with a SSF Tag award. The film was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 22, 2011.

Production

Griffiths, the film's writer and director, was inspired to begin writing this story after spending several months working the night shift at a film lab in 2003. Griffiths has worked on set in many capacities, from producer to cinematographer to assistant director. She noticed that those employees who worked the night shift seemed to have similar personality traits. The script thus evolved from her interest in the night shift culture.

The film was shot in Seattle in Burien, South Park and Georgetown with many local enthusiasts supporting Griffiths.

The Off Hours was the first film to receive the "SSF Tag" from the Sustainable Style Foundation, an organization that promotes environmentally friendly practices. The film was able to meet the demands for the SSF Tag by using second-hand furniture for set design and second-hand clothes for costume design. The film was also shot digitally, which avoids the toxic materials found in traditional film.

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