FAITH, UNCERTAINTY AND SURPRISE

Before arriving in the Azores, the movie had already begun: waiting list, uncertainty, the big news, the joy… and then the fear. Then the self-sabotage, the frustration, the desperation and, out of necessity, the calm to be able to start making quick and efficient decisions. All the time that strange mix of excitement and vertigo. Sometimes uncertainty is not an obstacle; it is the fuel. This is the beginning. Raising the money, buying the tickets, organizing everything in such a short time… a desperate movie sequence. We signed up around November 7th. On the 17th, they announced the selection. They postponed the announcement for a week. We were on the waiting list. On November 30th, they notified us that we were selected because someone dropped out. By December 8th, we had to pay the 8,800 euros for tuition no matter what… that's when the odyssey began. Luckily, we managed to raise the money and organize everything. On Monday we bought the tickets and, after that, to focus 100% on the workshop. We want to participate and be among the selection of the five short films that Herzog's distributor then distributes. We are going to give it our all. Last week we were working on a script idea: we wrote the script. And yesterday we found out that it is essential not to bring any preconceived idea or script, so that the creative process of the workshop begins from a premise that the master presents on the first day. Now happiness appears: the feeling of being about to enter an experience that cannot be fully explained, only lived. But the most incredible thing of all is being able to share this with a friend. Someone with whom we share so many beautiful things about this profession and with whom we studied the first years of film school in San Luis, when we still had no idea how difficult—and how magical—this great journey that is cinema was going to be. There is something very powerful about meeting again at a point like this, after so many years, and saying: “well, let’s go.” Letting go, trusting, and letting the path do its thing. This site is going to be our logbook: one chapter per day, with photos and videos, notes, clippings, and findings. We are going to share our process.