About this project
Flamenco is Spain's national art form, and a UNESCO-sanctioned 'Intangible World Heritage.' However, despite its continued prominence on the world music scene, few people know of Flamenco's wide range of influences, or the various forms it takes throughout the country.
"Hola, Flamenco" seeks greater understanding about the origins and evolution of Flamenco. We will be traveling through Andalusia this summer to film performances and interviews with some of Spain's top performers and personalities--along with musicologists, historians and ordinary Spaniards. All demonstrations will emphasize the more subtle aspects of Flamenco, including guitar strum patterns, dance postures and gestures, as well as song lyrics.
The film will present Flamenco as an ever-changing art form with, and will include differing opinions about its "true" style. It will also include a survey of Spain's colonial history, as well as its Muslim, Jewish, Catholic and (Roma) Gypsy influences.
Your generous funding will help our film crew with travel expenses, equipment rental (lighting & sound in particular), as well as post-production costs and promotional expenditures.
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All of the above, plus: Online viewing pre-release. Online access to trailers, and "behind the scenes" footage. A limited edition postcard set of four photo postcards.
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I am a travel writer, videographer and an aspiring musician who lives in New York City. In 2004 I undertook a backpacking trip around the world that changed my life. I rode motorcycles through Africa and trekked through the Himalayas collecting unforgettable stories, images and insights. Since then I've been looking for a reason to revisit the incredible cultures I had encountered and to discover new ones. Two years ago, while feeling particularly restless, I launched a project that would combine three of my passions; travel, history and music, and, most importantly, send me back on the road. My exploits started in the Caribbean with a full emersion into the culture of the islands via their musical traditions. I practiced my guerrilla-style filmmaking, my guitar work and occasional fevered drumming while guided by gracious locals off the grid, to the wilder side of the region. The next installment of my filmed adventure is taking me to the breathtaking hills and walled towns of Andalusia, all the way to the heart of the underground revelry that is flamenco. I can't wait!
