Athenti-Kast: Episode IV
This episode shows the crew visiting Ciudad Vieja as they capture the story of the Ortiz family and the Kyros School. They hit up a local bakery where Estuardo works and go back to his home to capture scenery and interviews. The team also grabs some scenery of both Vieja and Antigua with the Agua […]
Adios Antigua
Today Bengy, Cesar and I are saying goodbye to Antigua. This is one of my favorite places on Earth. The culture, cuisine, beauty, and people are like none other. Photos only tell a tenth of the story. In about an hour we will head over the mountain to La Limonada to spend some time with […]
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]
T-Minus 12 Hours
It is hard to believe that July 29 is already upon us. Time flies when you have a lot to do. After all the writing, planning, editing, drawing, more planning, laughing, crying and even more planning … here we go again. I am not certain what to expect on this trip. We are headed down […]