Rapanui Stoppage
Behind the scenes video filmed on Easter Island, Chile. The island presents a fragile cultural and social heritage, and further studies and research must be encouraged. On a side note, despite the perfect timing, the Rapanui man unexpectedly ran into the frame.
People of Change – Behind the Scenes #05 from Fernando Sapelli on Vimeo.
Recorded Bangkok
Behind the scenes video filmed amidst the political protests in Sukhumvit, Bangkok. Although the place where I filmed looked relatively calm, just a couple miles up that same street, heavy military secluded the area from protesters. Since I did not feel comfortable filming at that location, check photos section for images. The video is also being funky – it might be related to governmental restrictions. Hopefully, it will play alright.
People of Change – Behind the Scenes #04 from Fernando Sapelli on Vimeo.
Behind the Scenes #03 – Damaraland, Namibia
As I drove through the Namib desert, completely excited from quickly learning the new manual trick, I had to stop and get the experience on camera. Since I stopped on a small slope, it was quite hard to get the car going afterwards. Good thing there wasn’t many people around (or maybe not).
People of Change – Behind the Scenes #03 from Fernando Sapelli on Vimeo.
Burundi #04 – Musical Masango
The convent was centrally located in Masango; hence, the population would often walk long miles to reach its close proximities (schools, hospital and church). And as soon as I stepped out of the gate, children, young men and older women would often solicit either money or clothing. Yet, the Sisters advised me not to provide such aid since their work already addressed these issues.
One particular individual, a local performer called John Bolstone Happyman, asked to have his songs recorded into a CD. Due to the nature of John’s request, acceptance was the only alternative. We filmed 8 songs, which were later made into a DVD (a combination of audio tracks and music videos). Here is a bit of John’s talent – as well as Masango’s reality.
People of Change – Behind the Scenes #02 from Fernando Sapelli on Vimeo.
For further research:
http://www.burundi-info.com/?lang=en
http://www.devdir.org/files/Burundi.PDF
