Tres Magnificos

We have had a productive week in Antigua and Ciudad Vieja. We wrapped one of our stories yesterday after three long days of production. The Ortiz family was such a blessing to work with. We spent two days documenting their routines at their house and then followed their three children at school. Interestingly, despite the […]

Antigua

We left Guatemala City on Thursday afternoon to head to one of the most incredible cities in the world … Antigua, Guatemala. We slept in on Friday and relaxed by the pool at Hotel Antigua. It was nice to have some R&R after working so hard for over a week. We stopped by a few […]

Athenti-Kast: Episode III

We had some busy days previously but this episode Bengy and I shoot from the cemetary, we visit Shorty and Tita in La Limonada, get Cesar down and dirty in the dump and head to Antigua. [podcast format=”video”]https://athentikos.com/wordpress/video/a-kast-ep3.mov[/podcast]

Photos From First Five Days

Here are some photos from our first five days in Guatemala. J.Mac, Bengy and Bobby walking  in an alley by the dump. A scavenger digging in the trash for doll parts. Our team working with the Doll Lady. The Doll Lady – Maria Del Fina. The Doll Lady’s neighborhood. The Doll Lady’s neighborhood. Doll parts […]

It's Not a Job – It's An Adventure

Our first five days have been eventful. We arrived into Guatemala City on Wednesday night and hit the ground running. After dropping our gear off at Joel’s house, we went to a local McDonald’s for a production meeting to review plans for the week. We went to bed about 2:30AM. Thursday morning came early. Our […]

Athenti-kast: Episode II

In this episode, J.Mac explains rain gear, we meet some new friends who are lending a hand, and our team leader Scott falls ill. [podcast format=”video”]https://athentikos.com/wordpress/video/a-kast-ep2.mov[/podcast]

Athenti-kast: Episode 1

The Athenti-Core arrives in Guatemala City and setup camp. The first day is a successful but blistering one. [podcast format=”video”]https://athentikos.com/wordpress/video/a-kast-073009.mov[/podcast]

Guatemala: Trailer 2

[podcast format=”video”]https://athentikos.com/wordpress/video/trailer2-512.mov[/podcast] We’re testing our new podcast video streaming feature so if you’ve seen this before… well, feel free to watch again! 🙂

T-Minus 14 Days

Two weeks from today we will step onto a plane anticipating inspiration.  We travel back to Guatemala on July 29 to continue production for our documentary.  For the last 7 months we have edited footage, focused it down and woven several stories together into a greater story of hope in the midst of need.  This […]