(I couldn't get the video to load here, as it exceeded the site's file size limit. But here is the link to get it at YouTube, where it is available in HD.)
I have moved from New York to Raxo, Pontevedra, Spain, for a year. I have applied to film schools to get an MFA in the 2011-2012 school year, and in the meantime am working on film projects and exploring my history in the town where my mother was born. This blog chronicles my thoughts and experiences living in another country.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
"¡Chau Rocky, chau!"
I wanted to share my favorite video that I've taken so far. On Day 1 of la vendimia, several of us followed Chelo as she went to feed her pigs and chickens. Chelo's oldest grandson, Angel (not featured in the video), is a champion swimmer who, on a challenge from his swim coach, caught a duck in the ria and, not wanting to get rid of it, gave it to Chelo to keep; the duck, who he named Rocky (which in the video sounds like Roque, or Roquiño [Little Rocky]), now lives with some of Chelo's chickens. Mario, the 4-year-old grandson of Chelo's late brother, wanted to see the duck, and fortunately I had my camera on me. My favorite part is after Mario's father, Vicente, finally catches the duck, but Mario hides in fear, mustering up only enough courage to mime "¡Quieto!" (Keep still!). That's my laughter you can hear in the video...I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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