It's been a really long time, and I understand if you're wondering what the situation is with the project! Well, a lot has happened in the past year... the birth of our son, moving house, and both having full time jobs has brought us into the realm of "real life" that everyone else in the world exists in! :)
Having said this, I also want to mention that I have been editing the material from our trip to Guyana. It's a slow process, to try and find the seed of the story in all the collected bits and pieces. I came home with more than 10 hours of material, which is relatively little for a documentary film in the making, but it's still a load of information to go through. I'm also very close to all the interview subjects, my family, my nearest and dearest, so the process is slowed by nostalgia, sentiment, longing and a little bit of homesickness - as I live on the other side of the world, watching their faces on screen is the closest I have come to seeing them for about 2 years now. So it's slow going, but it's going!
I promise to post more regular updates soon, and I would love to put up some short clips from the interviews, illustrated with shots from our trip. I'll do my best to work on this during the summer when I'm on maternity leave! I will also be making prints from the photos up on the blog. I'll choose which ones unless you have a preference! Email me in that case with your requests!
Until then, thank you for coming back, again and again to the blog and for your support. Both during the journey, but also now. It means a lot and you have not been forgotten!
Much love,
Alana
