La divine empreinte

<p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>The project</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> Adam's Peak (or Sri Pada) is the second highest mountain in Sri Lanka. On top of it is nestled a temple in which we find the first footprint that Adam would have left down the Garden of Eden.</p> <p>  </p> <p> According to the confessions the footprint is attributed to various deities, some see the foot of Shiva or Vishnu, others see Buddha's, and others guess traces of Saint Thomas.</p> <p>  </p> <p> Once a year, between december and april, the mountain is lit and a great pilgrimage gathering all religions in Sri Lanka starts and people reach the sunrise at 2300m above sea level.</p> <p>  </p> <p> One night in October 2011, I have made this climb. I had the chance to feel the strange beauty of the place, to meet pilgrims through this thick jungle up to this calm and mystical peak. I now want to capture, transcribe and share this experience. This webdoc will also serve to provide testimony through various portraits that reflect the possibilities of peace, and its fragility, in a country marked by 15 years of civil war.</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Sri_lanka-7-1418773036" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/147140/Sri_Lanka-7-1418773036.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>What, who and when ?</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> We will achieve this project during <strong>the first 10 days of March 2015</strong> to catch the full moon processions on  March 5th. The team will consist of 4 persons:</p> <p> - <strong>Harold</strong>, photographer</p> <p> - <strong>Zelda</strong>, assistant</p> <p> - <strong>Adrien</strong>, videographer</p> <p> - A local <strong>guide/translator </strong>(recruitment is ongoing)</p> <p>  </p> <p> The project "the divine footprint" aims to produce a web documentary that looks like: - A <strong>photo reportage</strong> about the pilgrimage - Posed <strong>portraits of pilgrims</strong> - A <strong>video reportage </strong>about the climb - <strong>Interviews </strong>pilgrims - A <strong>video teaser</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> The webdoc will be produced in french and english and <strong>will be achieve for the end of march 2015</strong>.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Sri_lanka-5-1418773062" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/147141/Sri_Lanka-5-1418773062.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Sri_lanka-6-1418773074" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/147142/Sri_Lanka-6-1418773074.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> You can find more images here : <a href="http://haroldpassini.fr/?page_id=8" target="_blank">www.haroldpassini.fr</a></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p>