Diving into documentary production is like diving into the ocean. It’s breathtakingly beautiful, but you can easily drown in it. A year ago today I said goodbye to my family to spend 2 1/2 months in Guatemala producing Becoming Fools. At the time, I was anxious to get to Guatemala to start capturing the story….
We gained more than a trophy at the Omaha Film Festival. Despite a total white-out blizzard, the turnout was pretty decent. Over 50 students, teachers, filmmakers, parents, grandparents, friends and family braved the snow to experience Becoming Fools in Omaha. We learned that there were at least another 100 people who planed to come, but…
Drum roll, please …. After much anticipation, we are thrilled to release the official Becoming Fools Movie Trailer. We’re not yet finished with the film, but we’re close. It’s in the final phase of post-production: coloring, music, mixing, animation, art, and credits. After a year of pre-production and research, 6 months of production and 6…
Becoming Fools is an official selection for the 2013 Omaha Film Festival! We are grateful for the opportunity to share Becoming Fools with Omaha and look forward to enjoying the festival events! We would love to pack the house. Please save the date: Becoming Fools will screen sometime during the festival between March 6-10, 2013….
Why do we keep marching forward in something that seems so foolish? Seriously, sometimes I wonder if I am just stubborn or stupid. Either way, we are foolish for marching forward. Today, I finally finished editing Becoming Fools … and … we received our first response back from a film festival in which we submitted…
We are grateful to be able to share the journey of 2012 with you: Athentikos took a risk and began production on the Becoming Fools documentary without full funding, believing God would provide. As of December 2012, the film is 75% complete. Homeless youth were mentored by professional artists for over 5 months in preparation…
By: Matt Eldredge In preparing for my return trip to Guatemala to help on production for Becoming Fools, I heard a lot of keywords of what to expect like tired, loco, busy, long, tired, hectic, tired, etc…I tried to plan ahead with which audio adapters to bring and just be mentally ready for the hard…
By: Tyler Bradley It is crazy to believe that a little over a month ago I was in Guatemala with some amazing people, spreading the Gospel and capturing life in a very raw sense. I have been out of the United States several times, but this was the first trip that had a layered agenda,…
Nothing fills the soul like applause. As the receiver and the giver. So many emotions flood that one moment: the sense of accomplishment, the sorrow of the end, the struggle of the hard work and the desire for more. It is reflection of countless hours of rehearsal and sacrifice; and of the belief that you…
