Wandering Films, 80mins
DCP, 1:1.85 (Flat)
Dolby Digital 5.1
Newport Beach Film Festival, Doc Edge, Fort Lauderdale Film Festival, Portland Film Festival
A story about life, love and loss on the Camino de Santiago, ‘Camino Skies’ is an uplifting film about learning to live with grief. The inspirational journey of six pilgrims from NZ and Australia who embark on the historic 800 kilometre Spanish pilgrimage. In the face of overwhelming odds, the Camino forces the group to defy their age and physical ability as they each come to terms with recent loss. Heart-breaking and inspirational, ‘Camino Skies’ is an uplifting story about everyday people doing the extraordinary.
Co-Producers - Fergus Grady Noel Smyth
Featuring - Julie Zarifeh, Sue Morris, Mark Thomson, Terry, Claude Tranchant, Cheryl Stone
Cinematographer - Noel Smyth
Music - Tom McLeod
Colorist - Jon Newell
"A pilgrimage of hope."
"You'd have to be pretty hard-hearted not to be moved by these stories of hope in the face of adversity."
"Marvellously uplifting."
"An inspiring journey."
"A wonderfully genuine piece of filmmaking."
"A meditative film that invites reflection and wonder."
"A bittersweet testament to the endurance of the human spirit."
"This is the most beautiful documentary!"
"One helluva journey."
Fergus Grady is a producer, sales & distribution consultant who has over ten years experience in the film industry. As head of Acquisitions and Theatrical at Umbrella Entertainment for four years, Fergus was involved in a number of important Australian film acquisitions including The Babadook, Girl Asleep, Jungle and the Netflix original film Cargo which he was also an executive producer on. He also associate produced West of Sunshine which competed for the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival in 2017.
Noel Smyth is a documentary filmmaker and photographer with 14 years experience in the film industry, working for several years as an editor before turning his eyes towards directing and photography. Mostly self taught, his work explores themes of redemption and transformation. Capturing the trials and tribulations of everyday people, their relationships with each other, and their relationships to their environments.
Camino Skies is his debut into the world of feature filmmaking.