tender film-lover from CT. moved to L.A. figuring being homeless there would be warmer than NYC, should it come to that.
Unique traits: blind hope.
Beyond Belief: Honeymoon at Burning Man
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Documentary
by Graven Image Films, LLC
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer Part First-Time-Burner's Guide, Newlywed Travelogue, Spectacle and Cautionary Tale...
Princess Mati took her new husband and a camera crew to an annual bohemian art festival in the high desert of Nevada attended by thousands for a week...and never returned.
It took the producers six years to turn what was basically a collection of home movies into a finished film complete with music and all.
The initial plan had been to capture the enlightening experience of radical self-expression and share it with the world, but the footage showed a different tale. Was their love and sanity just no match for the desert, the revelers and the extremes that comprise Burning Man?
She left a note, a disclaimer of sorts, which may be a clue as to what became of her:
"Mark and I wrote the proposal for this film as a JOB. We are film makers, but for those of you who actually know me, know that I did not film any of the sacred moments that make Burning Man for real. I did not try to capture the energy of Burning Man, I had to keep my clueless camera crew away from my sacred friends so that I did not capture Burning Man. There are ethics, and you people see a very one sided forced perspective of us. It was intense." - Aurora Matahari Raiment
http://www.HoneymoonAtBurningMan.com
http://www.gravenimagefilms.com/
Hartwick College
(1988-1992)
UCLA Extension
(1988-1992)