Month: March 2019

 

I would like to document and follow Nikolas Drekonja’s journey as he attempts to win the upcoming Sri Chinmoy self-transcendence 6-day race in Flushing Meadow park. 

I hope to be able to capture Nikolas’ struggle as he aims to transcend his physical and mental limits through the discipline of ultra running. Furthermore, I plan to present a quick overview of the race’s history, its organizers and philosophy. 

Every day many immigrants try to cross the border in search of a better life. From escaping domestic violence to fear of being murder by gangs, thousands of people want to live in the United States with the belief they will have the opportunity to transform their lives. However, most of the time, due to the lack of opportunities, these people have to come to the US illegally. Whey they are caught by authorities, especially the ICE, they are take to detention centers where they stay there for an uncertain period of time.

Nevertheless, these facilities are worse than prison because they don’t present an educational or professional training for these people who might stay there for months or even years. According to podcasts, news articles, and reports, people in these facilities also live in terrible conditions.

For my documentary, I would like to tell the story of Juan Carlos, an immigrant who stayed in a detention center for one and a half year. I would like to show his story and how he overcame the challenges of achieving freedom and finally being able to live in the United States.

 

For my documentary, I️ would like to follow a chocolate cafe/restaurant and the process of how the chocolate is made and then used in a dish.

• Hopefully, I️ can get in touch with:
  • Max Brenner – a chocolate bar, restaurant, and shop for all chocolates and fondues. As the founders of Max Brenner said, “chocolate is not just about taste. It’s a symbol of different aspects in our lives – of romance, of sensuality, of decadence. These aspects actually create the new chocolate culture of Max Brenner.”
  • The Nutella Cafe as it is the second Nutella Café in the country – Ferrero’s first delicious launch of the Nutella Café was in Chicago.

Nothing is sweeter, to me, than fresh and local honey. Every weekend, I find myself drawn to a vendor in union square that sells honey harvested from a farm in Ithaca.  Tremblay Apiaries not only sells honey but also soaps, candles and gum made from bee’s wax. They even make their own mead!

Bees are magical insects and crucial to our environment. No bees, means no pollination, means no flowers.

Every year, honey is becoming a rarer and rarer commodity. Tremblay Apiaries’ website explains that “parasitic mites …  antibiotic resistant foulbrood diseases, hungry bears, and the changing environment” pose a massive risk to bee populations, globally, and beekeepers with small businesses are struggling to turn a profit.

As a result, they “sell what we can produce. Occasionally [they] run out of items, especially when Mother Nature only provides limited quantities.”

For my documentary, I would like to track a piece of honeycomb from hive to vendor and use it as a backdrop to examine the future of beekeeping and how it is effected by climate change. It would capture how climate change is not only having an immediate effect on those with small businesses but also the very food we consume.

I got the business card of the owner and he seemed excited to potentially show me around his bee farm. Let’s hope I don’t get stung!

 

 

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