But before you hit the play button below, please… PLEASE read the following…

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT watch this thing on a laptop with no speakers attached!!!

I worked relentlessly to perfect the soundtrack to the film and it would destroy me to find out that anyone would accept watching this on a system that barely lets you hear anything. You have to experience the rich sound of the violins and the bone-shaking power of the bass. You just do. So yes, turn the volume up!

Another note. The video link you’re about to watch can be seen in HD, so if your internet connection is fast enough, please watch it that way (click on the HD icon, then click on the link to Vimeo’s site to watch it in HD there).

Ok…

Ready?…

Go!!!!

Every Day the Same from Raji Barbir on Vimeo.

And here’s the music all on its own if you want to come back and enjoy it by itself:

Part 1:

Part 2:

A little background to the film.

I came up with the idea for the film about a year and a half ago, with the hugely talented Sasha Zoumadakis in mind. I imagined a woman, leaning against the window of a train, hardly looking out, peacefully happy to go home.

But as I suddenly found myself in a position to actually shoot the film, I felt the need to flesh it out beyond just filming a woman going home. And before I knew it, it turned into a film about the crushing and seemingly meaningless repetition of life.

I know… Not exactly the happiest concept…

But for me, “Every Day the Same” now stands almost as a reflection on my personal experience in times like these and hopefully something you, my dear audience, can relate to:

No longer seeing the point, but with no other options, continuing with life in autopilot.

I hope you enjoy it.