Behind the Scenes: Production Clothing
A couple of weeks ago I posted on my blog about the clothing I chose to use while in Guatemala filming “Becoming Fools.” So I thought I’d share this article here to give you a little more of a behind the scenes look (more so than others!) of what goes into filming a documentary. Here’s […]
The Big Sleep 2012
During Becoming Fools production in Guatemala, I think everyone on the Athentikos team thought at one time or another what it would be like to live in the streets. We developed close relationships with so many kids who didn’t have to imagine because the streets had been their home for so many years. This week […]
Tired, Loco, Busy…
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 […]
A Moment of Applause Fills the Soul
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 […]
Welcome to the A-team, Brandon
We are very excited to welcome our new intern, Brandon Rojano, to the A-team. He is working on his media production degree at the University of Houston, and has volunteered about 6 weeks of his summer to help us with video update stories in Guatemala. We would like to give him this chance to introduce […]
LEGO awards Athentikos grant for La Limonada Art Camp
We are super excited to share this news with you: Athentikos received $4,000 from LEGO to support Art Camp in La Limonada the slum area featured in ‘Reparando.’ La Limonada is one of Latin America’s largest, most dangerous slums in Guatemala City, La Limonada. The LEGO headquarters in Denmark awarded Athentikos a $4,000 grant in […]
Guatemala Trip : Community Visits
By Matt Eldredge Nashillve, TN One of the best days of my very first trip to Guatemala (in November 2010) was our visit to the Refuge Women’s Shelter and then to meet Pastor Jorge, some of the many families he is helping, and his church family at Refuge City. Best not only for the experience […]
A New Thanks Giving
By Katie Milwee Nashville, TN Since I first saw the film “Reparando”, I have wanted to meet Maria, affectionately known as the doll lady. Her job of repairing dolls is not glamorous, but what she creates is a stunning image of how the Lord is at work in each of our lives. Her story is […]
Beauty In The Midst Of Chaos
By Jonathan Porta FreedomGuatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala I love how God is in the business of redeeming the beauty found in the midst of our chaos. How He rescued us from our mess, and now we can bear witness to what He has done. The 2 weeks of premieres in Guatemala were some of the […]
Women With Hope
By: Cesar Eguizabal Guatemala City, Guatemala On our second week of our trip in Guatemala, we were participating in the art camp with Build a Bridge and Centro de Alcance in Santa Catarina Pinula right outside of Guatemala City. We had a training on Monday Nov. 22nd. all day and on Tuesday Nov 23rd. We […]