Dengue Fever, Rains Be Damned: ‘We Can’t Wait to Go Back,’ Say ‘The Whistler’ Producers on Shooting in Colombia
For Margaret Miller and Trevor O’Neil of Nashville-based Hideout Pictures, producers of the horror thriller “The Whistler,” they’ve been scouring their...
Key points
- For Margaret Miller and Trevor O’Neil of Nashville-based Hideout Pictures, producers of the horror thriller “The Whistler,” they’ve been scouring their slate to go back and shoot in Colombia as soon as they can.
- Working with an all-Colombian crew was “absolutely, hands down one of the best experiences ever,” says Miller.
- During production, O’Neil came down with a mild case of dengue fever that kept him at their hotel for some days.
- “He was back on set after 10 days,” says Miller.
What happened
For Margaret Miller and Trevor O’Neil of Nashville-based Hideout Pictures, producers of the horror thriller “The Whistler,” they’ve been scouring their slate to go back and shoot in Colombia as soon as they can. Working with an all-Colombian crew was “absolutely, hands down one of the best experiences ever,” says Miller. During production, O’Neil came down with a mild case of dengue fever that kept him at their hotel for some days. “He was back on set after 10 days,” says Miller. A more pleasing turn of events was how quickly they recouped their investment via Colombia’s CINA incentive, “It’s unheard of, we got it back between six to nine months,” says Miller. The Whistler, Courtesy of Hideout Pictures