Sacha Beeley on Babyface: 'about six weeks', 'another three years'
Sacha Beeley says Babyface had a Toronto residency of "about six weeks" and was completed over "another three years" (checked 2026-09-17).
Sacha Beeley describes Babyface's working timeline in two clear stages. They spent time in Canada at the Toronto Animated Image Society, where they were given studio space and developed storyboards and a rough edit during a residency lasting "about six weeks".
After that residency Beeley returned to freelance work and says they chipped away at the film "for another three years," sometimes leaving long gaps between sessions. Those two figures — the residency period and the extended solo finishing phase — are the only concrete schedule numbers Beeley gives for Babyface.
The timeline underlines a common reality for independent animation: concentrated development time can be followed by a long, intermittent production phase when funding and paid work dictate pace. For Beeley, the Toronto residency provided structure; the subsequent "another three years" reflects an often solitary finishing process.
Figures quoted exactly as Sacha Beeley stated: "about six weeks" and "another three years" (checked 2026-09-17).
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