Hi Pilgrims,
Sandy, Steve and I were so honored to spend an hour with Lydia B. Smith. a filmmaker working on The Camino Documentary.
Lydia feels she was called to make this film. But she's quick to claim
that it's not her film -- it's the Camino's film. I think what's most
impressive to me is how fast her film came together and how it seems St.
James himself has become producer of the film.
One of the strange
"lessons" on the Camino goes something like this: if you are suppose to
cross paths with someone on the Camino, the Camino will bring that
person to you. And you shouldn't "force it."
In 2009, there was a
post on the Camino forums. Movie producers were looking for American
pilgrims who were walking the Camino in April/May. I replied to the
producer but found out the I was a few days too late. I was starting my
Camino on April 15 and they were starting on April 22nd. Fast forward
two years later and I'm interviewing the filmmaker herself. Such an odd
turn of events from the Camino.
We are so excited to bring you
this interview. Lydia is such a passionate pilgrim and filmmaker. I am
looking forward to seeing her film just as much as I'm looking forward
to seeing Emilio Estevez's film The Way. Perhaps I'm looking
forward to seeing to it more because the people in the trailer seem to
be familiar faces I encountered on my Camino.
I beseech you to
check out Lydia's site and support her film. You can find her at
http://www.caminodocumentary.org and also on facebook. Participate in
her "Power of One" campaign to raise funds for the film.
The Camino Documentary Trailer
Buen Camino,
Deborah
Mar 11, 2011 @ 04:45
http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/1545575
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