Bonnie Anderson
Special to The Morning Star
Okanagan Screen Arts Society is excited to present Walking the Camino, Six Ways to Santiago on Monday, April 1 at the Vernon Towne Theatre. This film includes Vernon resident, Wayne Emde and his friend Jack Greenhalgh and chronicles their journey, along with those of the other pilgrims, as they made their way to Santiago. Emde and Greenhalgh will both be in attendance to introduce the film and to answer questions after each both the 5:15 and 7:45 p.m. showings. Advance tickets available at the Towne Cinema box office and Expressions of Time bookstore.
Ten years ago Emde and friend Greenhalgh strapped on their backpacks and left the French village of St. Jean Pied de Porte and set out on a 800 kilometre trek along the centuries old pilgrim path, the Camino Francaise, to Santiago.
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It wasn91裸聊视频檛 a difficult decision to agree to walk the Camino with Greenhalgh. The two had met years before while both were employed at the Vernon Cadet Training Centre, Emde as the Public Affairs Officer and Greenhalgh as the Senior Padre. Over the course of several summers, the two became friends, and when Emde91裸聊视频檚 wife Joan passed away, Greenhalgh conducted the funeral service.
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On the first day on the Camino path, climbing over the Pyrenees, the two noticed a videographer on his knees shooting a close up of a snail. Later that day, they saw a film crew interviewing one of the pilgrims. On the second day, at a rest stop, they again saw the film crew and chatted with them.
91裸聊视频淭hey were shooting a documentary on the Camino and were looking for pilgrims to take part in the film,91裸聊视频� Emde said. 91裸聊视频淚 pitched Jack as a possible candidate. He91裸聊视频檚 a retired Anglican priest with a serious interest in medieval church architecture.91裸聊视频�
After a brief discussion, the two signed on.
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It turned out that Lydia Smith, a film documentary producer from Portland, Oregon, had walked the Camino the year before and had been so moved by the experience that she mortgaged her house to finance the project, gathered an international crew of photographers, sound men, drivers, and co-producers and headed to Spain.
91裸聊视频淲e met with our team every couple of days for brief interviews as we made our way across Spain,91裸聊视频� Emde said. 91裸聊视频淚t was a true documentary in that nothing was scripted, nothing was reshot.91裸聊视频�
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In all, about 12 pilgrims were part of the project, but in the editing process, the film concentrated on six.
91裸聊视频淲e were the old guys,91裸聊视频� Emde said.
After years of editing, the film was premiered at a film festival in Santiago. Emde was able to make it to the event, where the film won the Best Documentary Award.
91裸聊视频淚t was a wonderful reunion with many of the crew and some of the other featured pilgrims,91裸聊视频� Emde said.
In the following years, the documentary has won numerous awards at film festivals and been shown around the world. In December, it had over 1,000 screenings on the PBS network.
91裸聊视频淥ne of the unexpected results of taking part in the film is that we91裸聊视频檝e had the opportunity to share our experience and to encourage others to make their Camino,91裸聊视频� Emde said.
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