I have always been interested in how people think, behave and live in other parts of the world. Growing up around different cultures and languages my goal has been to find a common ground between groups and within myself. My curiosity for South America had been fueled by storys and myths; eldorado, the inkas, the revolutions and the beautiful landscapes made me decide to go there.
For this documentary I did not plan more than flight tickes actually and I let my intuition follow me. After the trip and studying documentary film I understood that planning is one of the key elements of making a good film. For me the greatest challenge was to find a red thread thrue all the recorded material. Getting carried away by all impressions during filming was too easy. My spanish is also not fluently so I had to rely more on feeling than on deep interviews.
My ambition as a documentary filmmaker is to work internationally with filmmakers all over the world, to share ideas and create beautiful things together. To work in third world countries and in some way contributing to understanding about the situation there is a dream come true. I wish to experiment with different techniques and cameras, let peoples inner world come to life and show things in different ways. A good documentary is not only one observer observing a subject but the reflections and process of the observer himself.
