After a hectic 2-months in the First World I'm finally back in Haiti to make a movie. Things have changed a bit since I left in November. The temperature and humidity are much more agreeable. It even cools off in the evenings to the extent that one must actually have a blanket handy instead of just the top sheet to keep warm. My friends, the mosquitos, seem less voracious and the chimeres seem to be laying low at the moment. The streets are more active at night and Carnivale officially begins this weekend.
The strangest thing is that I had the feeling (somewhat) of home when I arrived at chez nous in Bois Moquette. I got that warm fuzzy you get upon returning to a familiar place. I seemed to have a subconscious checklist: persistent "helpers" at the airport - check...mosquitos - check...drivers on the wrong side of the road - check...fresh mangoes - check.
Finally, after many delays and false starts, PITIT MWEN is starting to become a real movie. Sacha returned from Miami with our camera: a Canon XL2. It's a real beauty and we can't wait to take it through its paces. He also snagged a boom pole, tripod, wireless microphones, Glide-cam, and numerous other goodies. We are almost fully equipped. The issue now is grip and lighting equipment. A local filmmaker, Jacques Roc, promised to loan us some of his gear (the only grip and lighting stuff on the island) but he never seems to give us a definite answer. Since we cannot depend on Jacques, our plan B calls for ordering some used equipment in Miami and having it shipped to us. I can't believe that Edner (our Haitian executive producer) keeps putting up the bucks. He must really be serious about creating his own mini-studio as he's already spent what would be the entire budget for a normal Haitian movie.
I'll fill you in a lot more later. Right now it's balls to the wall work to meet our deadline shoot start date of March 1.
Ciao for now and stay tuned - Ken
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3 comments:
I can speak from years of observation that you were touched by an angel when you met Jacques. He has touched so many with his selfless kindess. If you need free PR...let me know. I am in New York. PR is my specialty. I wholeheartedly wish you both the greatest of success.
My grandmother always told me that the only difference between an ordinary man and an extraordinary man was sweat equity. Well...you, Sacha and Jacques are all EXTRAORDIANRY! Bless you all.
I can speak from years of observation that you were touched by an angel when you met Jacques. He has touched so many with his selfless kindess. If you need free PR...let me know. I am in New York. PR is my specialty. I wholeheartedly wish you both the greatest of success.
My grandmother always told me that the only difference between an ordinary man and an extraordinary man was sweat equity. Well...you, Sacha and Jacques are all EXTRAORDIANRY! Bless you all.
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