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Paint Drying

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 29, 2023 by Gog the Mild (talk) 11:18, 7 April 2023 (UTC)



Paint Drying is a 2016 British experimental protest film that was produced, directed and shot by Charlie Shackleton. Shackleton created the film in protest against film censorship in the United Kingdom and the sometimes-prohibitive cost to independent filmmakers which the British Board of Film Classification's (BBFC) classification requirement imposes. The film consists of 607 minutes (10 hours and 7 minutes) of an unchanging view of white paint drying on a brick wall. Shackleton made the film to force the BBFC to watch all ten hours to give the film an age rating classification. Shackleton initially shot 14 hours' worth of footage of paint drying in 4K resolution and opened a Kickstarter campaign to pay the BBFC's per-minute rate for a film as long as possible. It raised £5,936 from 686 backers, paying for a film lasting 10 hours and 7 minutes. After reviewing the film, the BBFC rated it 'U' for 'Universal', indicating "no material likely to offend or harm".
 * Most recent similar article(s): Back to the Future, another movie, February 18, 2023
 * Main editors: Main editor, got the article to FA
 * Promoted: March 23, 2023
 * Reasons for nomination: Very interesting article and unique topic, would make for a very interesting read.
 * Support as nominator. Heythereimaguy (talk) 14:50, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * This would make a great April Fools article --Guerillero Parlez Moi 16:07, 2 April 2023 (UTC)