"Cazzo" not always such a bad thing...

People keep asking us what’s going on with our documentary. Well…we thought we were done, but it turns out we’re not. We started with a story about wine called “Sciacchetra.” Then someone stole it. The story AND the title. But this was good. The real story turned out to be far more interesting. And then…the interesting people in our interesting story got arrested – two weeks after we wrapped filming. As the Italians would say, CAZZO! But…it turns out, a little “cazzo” can really spice up your story. We started with wine, and we ended up with Italian politics, cultural survival, and hordes of American tourists with their fanny packs and Rick Steves books trampling all over this ancient territory. And Hilton, McDonalds and Starbucks waiting with open checkbooks. It’s complicated. And it’s a whole new documentary. Check out our Kickstarter page:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1965817586/vendemmia-a-documentary-film 

VENDEMMIA - ven⋅dem⋅mia \ ven-dém-mia \ (Italian)

VENDEMMIA
ven⋅dem⋅mia \ ven-dém-mia \ (Italian)
The harvesting of grapes for the production of wine

ven⋅dem⋅mia \ ven-dém-mia \ (Italian)
When the grape's life ends and the transformation of its new life begins

You may have noticed by the masthead of our website that the name of our film has changed from “Sciacchtrà” to “Vendemmia”. As this story has evolved, so has the message we want to communicate through its telling.

Two Chicks and A Camera

Well, really two chicks and two cameras (four if you count our little Sony HC9s), but we thought “two chicks and a camera” sounded catchier.

As we get ready to shoot the final footage for our film, we can’t help but reflect on the journey leading up to this point. We started from scratch on this project. We had NO cameras, no crew, virtually no money, and no funding options. But, what we did have was a mutual love and passion for storytelling, a real interest in the preservation of the culture and heritage of the people of the Cinque Terre, and, a lot of perseverance and determination to finish this film and bring this story to light.