When this 10-1/2-hour film was shown at a Toronto film festival, it was unconscionably scheduled with only one 10-minute intermission.
Completed in 11 years. The pre-production was started in December of 1993 in Jersey City, and began photography on 8 March 1994 in New Jersey. The Philippine shoot started in early 1997 in Gerona, Tarlac. The shooting ended in April 2003. But more scenes were added October-November of 2004, and finally stopped 31 January 2005.
With a shoestring budget, shoots were only done if there was money and if the crew and actors were available.