sachamama-film

2010-12-10T06:37:00.000-08:00

Sachamama Screening from Johannes Orthmayr on Vimeo.

4 my people!
I wish u a merry x mas! Come and watch the first official screening of my movie "Sachamama" Sunday 19th of decembre 2010 in Trier Saartstreet 27.
Much love xxx

Every end has its beginning!

2010-09-17T06:14:00.000-07:00

When I first had the idea of shooting this documentary Sachamama, it was a tiny little thought. But more and more this little flame started to grow until now to a big barnfire. What I learned about this project was not only about myself during the work with the plants and my travels, more it was the fact, that when you are chasing an idea and you don´t stop believe in the final result of it ... then one day the little idea becomes reality. Again I want to thank to everyone who was involved in this project! Soon you will hear about some promotional previews (hopefully on a lot of screens).

Thank u

Johannes Orthmayr

The Valiant Little Tailor

2010-07-22T01:20:00.000-07:00

I say "Hey" sitting in my chair at the AVID Studio cutting loads of footage! Like Wade Martin once said "Happy days!" Anyway I had a great time here in Frankfurt with all these nice people arround me.

Finishing move !

2010-07-12T08:13:00.000-07:00

Here I am,
back in Germany since 2 weeks now I slowly get back into "Life". Actualy I am situated in Frankfurt where I will finish my documentary. Thanks to Gehrisch & Krack Filmprodutions AG I am working on an AVID unity, which will give my movie the "final touch". I recommend you to visit their new website (www.gk-film.com). I hope everyone is fine, enjoying this amazing summer-heat.
Big kiss Johi

Buenos Aires

2010-04-19T11:41:00.000-07:00

Hey chicos,
I was not blogging since Medellin. I went all the way back through Ecudor until Lima in Peru to get my plane to Buenos Aires. And here I am now, livng with to other guys in Palermo, a nice and quiet hood of BA. Last week I had a few visitors from Germany and we did a more or less traditional argentinian BBQ called Asado. The meat here is incredible. I will stay here the next 3 months to work on my movie and visit some lessons at the university. Party people we keep in touch.
Abrazo y besitos Johannes

PS: thx to the DOP Heiko Kromer

Ecuador Surf K-Noa

2010-04-19T11:35:00.000-07:00

Last surfing weeks in Ecuador!

Flowers for Pablo!

2010-03-08T11:32:00.001-08:00

Greetings from Medellin,
on my way back to Ecuador I did a stopover in Medellin to bring some flowers for Don Pablo Escobar. I have to head back slowly to Lima now, from where I will fly to Buenos Aires end of this month. I hope everyone is well take care folks!!!!
Abrazo y besito Juan

Bye bye Lizbeth!

2010-02-26T18:25:00.000-08:00

The last moments with Lisse, before she flew out to Peru. I am so sad!

Palomino

2010-02-26T18:22:00.000-08:00

Lonely beachside at Palomino, which is a one hour busdrive away from Taganga.
Agressive Chillin´

Soundsystem

2010-02-26T18:19:00.000-08:00

Every discotek got huge soundsystems where the selectas mostly play Salsa and Raggaton.
P.S.: I like the funny character!

Sundowner Taganga

2010-02-26T18:17:00.000-08:00

Romantic moments in Taganga!

Lizbeth´s flowerpower

2010-02-26T18:12:00.000-08:00

I learned during my travel with Lisse how to bake cornbread. And Lisse u know for teaching me these skills I am very thankful!

Pirates of the Caribian

2010-02-26T18:02:00.000-08:00

Hey my dear fellas,
after Elisabeth picked me up in Ecuador, we traveled straight through to the caribian coast. We spent 4 days in buses, and arrived finally at the beautiful coastline of colombia. Our base was Taganga, from where we started our trips to the famous national parc "Tayrona" and little villages in direction to the venezuelanian border.

Guliver & Lizbeth united

2010-02-09T11:52:00.000-08:00

Hola amigos,
my five week volunteership is now over here in the beautyful mountains of Izhcayluma. I made a lot of new connections all over the globe. For now I worked enough and feel new wind blowing into my sails. Elisabeth who is studying with me in Trier, came through to get me outta here! I swopped my heavy-duty horse "Sultan" into a motorcycle, which will hopefully take us to Colombia. Big kisses from Ecuador and some sunrays for the never ending winter in Europe.

Besitos Juan y Elisabtha

Ecuador

2010-01-13T12:48:00.000-08:00

Howdy Kids,
I guess everyone of you had a graceful start into 2010 and may all your wishes for this year will come true. After a big flood of tourists hit my chilling cave in Mancora, I felt a wind going thru my hear, telling me to move on. So I bought a horse named Sultan and rode a few days until I arrived in a secret spot in Ecuador. Here in Vilcabamba the grass is greener, the air is fresher and life is beautiful because of these circuumstances. Anyway I started a volunteer at a nice Hostal called Izhcayluma, which was set up by two german brothers in 2001. I am working as a waiter and a barkeeper. I will stay here five more weeks until my travel goes on to Colombia.

Much love Johannes

Happy New Surf!

2009-12-27T18:40:00.001-08:00

Good Rutsch!

2009-12-27T18:23:00.000-08:00

Hey you outta there in the european fridge,
I was not posting any stuff for weeks and so my bad conciousness moved me behind the laptop, typing some lines. Last night I saw my favourite movie "Into the wild" and I liked it when the protagonist wrote in his book: "Happiness only real when shared." So I thougt of sharing my happiness with you, and want to let u know that I am fine here in Mancora kissing the breast of nature and I hope everyone is well. I have to say, that I miss a lot of people sometimes arround me, but then I remember how fast time is running (so soon I will be back). I write down my next info in Ecuador, where I will start to work in a hostal at the beginning of January. Much love from me kisses and free hugs to everyone.
Euer Johannes

Sachamama Trailer

2009-12-11T06:33:00.000-08:00

Sachamama Trailer from Johannes Orthmayr on Vimeo.

Enjoy my first footage collection of the Sachamama documentary!

Traditional Ayahuasca picking

2009-12-07T07:32:00.001-08:00

Here I filmed the traditional collection of Ayahuasca.

El Maestro

2009-12-02T18:24:00.001-08:00

Interview with Franciscos 99 years old teacher.

Shooting in Tamanco

2009-12-02T18:16:00.001-08:00

Interview set near Tamanco, where Francisco lived the First 6 years of his life and where he was iniciated by his grandmother Trinidad, to start the apprenticeship as a schaman.

It is done!

2009-12-02T18:00:00.001-08:00

Hola chicos,
finally it´s done I went through my filming process in Iquitos during the last month, and I just can´t realize for the moment all that was happening out there in the rainforest. Just for now I am feeling very peaceful and balanced, because the first big part of my project passed on so well. I shot 20 hours of film during my stay in Sachamama and the whole thing got in the and a new touch, that I never thougt of before. Aditional to my documentary work about the schamanic work of Francisco Montes and Rachel Willay, it was offered to me to speek to different people about their experiences with the plants, and also we visited with Francisco for the first time since he was 6 years old, his hometown Tamanco. This was a new fact giving the film a new direction about all the cultural background and its changement, which is happening right now in Peru and all over the globe. I am fine backuping the video material here in Lima. Within the next days I´ll send all the equipement home and start back on traveling further north, where the waves are waiting for me. A peaceful and friendly smile to everyone of you!
Juancito
P.S.: Within the next week you will see the first movie pictures here on my blog!

Slack the line!

2009-10-28T11:43:00.000-07:00

Me and my slackline!

Impression Reel

2009-10-28T10:50:00.000-07:00

Hola amigos,
I am back to write some words. I almost forgot the internet, because of the "Magic Pacific Ocean" here in Mancora. The video contains some impressions of the last weeks in Peru. Anyway the time of "agressive chilling" is over on thursday I am heading to Lima, where I will fly to Iquitos to start my main-project SACHAMAMA.

Heaps of good energy for all of you!

First stop Mancora Beach!

2009-10-11T12:12:00.001-07:00

Hey fellas,
the very first step of my adventure is done. I arrived after two days in airplaines and buses at the little paradise, called Mancora. It is a small town in the north of Peru and very famous for its surfspots and the best kite surfing school in this area. I am here with two friends from Germany and we are searching the waves, "slacklining between palmtrees" and "viva la vida". I just can say it is the perfect place to prepare me for my film project in Iquitos in November.

much love!

Johannes

The Idea

2009-09-30T02:03:00.000-07:00

The standart way of a design student at the University of Applied Sciences in Trier, is to graduate after 9 or 10 semestres. After the 5th or 6th semestre you normally go out of Trier for an apprenticeship in an advertising agency, or an external semestre on a partner university somewhere arround the globe. When I heared that you also can do your own project, I had the idea of shooting a film about Don Francisco Montes and his etnobotanical garden "Sachamama". I spent one week at Sachamama in summer 2008. The garden is situated in the middle of the rainforest 45 min. away from Iquitos (Northwest Peru). Along my journey last summer I became more and more fascinated by the subject of schamanism and the work of Don Francisco as a schaman. The Idea was born and a lot of paperwork and planning had to be done...

See you soon! ;-)

blog launch

2009-09-28T09:16:00.000-07:00

Hey there,
the long summerbreak is over and I welcome u to my new blog .Here you can follow me thru my new documentary film project, which is part of my apprentice semestre. So folks have fun !