Finally!
BY CARLOS ESPINOSA, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, AFRICA | It’s hard to believe that we are finally in Zambia. The flight was an adventure of its own; it was not real fun. I think I only got a total of three hours of sleep in our long two days of international travel. However once we got here, those hardships seemed well worth it. Dr. Angoma has been very kind, providing every accommodation for the crew; he is very nice and giving person.
We had an opportunity to go to a village yesterday to watch the N’goni warriors dance. I cannot adequately describe this experience with words; it left me virtually speechless. I was a little shocked when we got there since it was almost sunset and we needed to shoot the dance. I was able to get in the mix with the warriors and get some close-ups. It was not hard to feel the energy from the warriors; at times I was almost dancing with them while shooting. It was not until we got back to the resort and went over the footage that I realized the number of people that were there to greet us and be part of the event -- it was amazing.
Today was the first day to shoot the feature film, but we had some technical difficulties with the electricity. On location, we blew light bulbs and a transformer. It was a bummer since we were primed to begin shooting. We think we have the technical problems ironed out now (keep your fingers crossed!) and are looking forward to Day 2 when we can really begin shooting BAD T!IMING.