By Jessica, on April 13th, 2012
Kickstarter, if you’re not familiar with it, is a crowd funding website for creative projects. We have given ourselves until May 11th at 2:24pm to reach our goal of $38,000, the bare minimum needed to finish the film and get it out into the world.
Everyone who makes a contribution to Aatsinki will receive a great reward, ranging from an Arctic Cowboys temporary tattoo to a vacation in Finland, depending on the amount of the donation. The catch, however, is that Kickstarter will only collect these donations if our goal is met. Otherwise, none of the crowd’s generous pledges will be fulfilled and none of our rewards will be distributed.
We need your help! Please pledge your support now!
By Jessica, on April 9th, 2012
Raisa’s work room is pretty amazing. In this room she makes all of her traditional handicrafts: belts, shoes, jackets, bags, capes, hats, mittens, and so much more. I couldn’t resist snapping a few close ups after spending an afternoon in there picking out some choice reindeer skins for our upcoming kickstarter campaign…
Check back here soon for your chance to scoop up some terrific rewards…
 Bear paw  Leather sewing machine  Reindeer hides
By Jessica, on April 6th, 2012
Just catching up with the last photos from Morocco. One of the last days there, we drove up a terrifying road to reach a tiny village with only three families living there. It was spectacularly beautiful but also spectacularly sad to see the end of a way of life.
By Jessica, on April 4th, 2012
Arrived home in New York to this beautiful little package from my grandmother – a collection of small things she had found on her way to and from work.
She knows me so well…
Made my homecoming a joy.
“Found this turtle shell in a parking lot in Coushatta…” Also included: a rodent skull, small section of a dried bird’s wing, and a thumb-sized gypsum rose.
By Jessica, on March 28th, 2012
Got up early this morning to shoot the sunrise over the dunes of the Sahara.
It was cold, windy, and rainy. But still awesome.
By Jessica, on March 28th, 2012
14 hours in the car was a bit much, but it was an incredible adventure.
After months of drought, the country has finally been doused in rain – flooding roads, creating small landslides, and making for some intense off-roading.
But it wasn’t until we were really off the beaten path that the adventure started. We decided to take a short detour – about 42 kilometers out of our way – to see this spectacular gorge.
But once we passed the gorge, the road disappeared and we had to bump our way across endless dry river beds, muddy hillsides and countless rocky ledges.
That 42 kilometers took us more than three hours.
But it was the best part of the trip. After more than an hour without seeing any sign of civilization, we stumbled onto a tiny community of nomadic Berbers. It seemed as if they were completely cut off from the outside world. Their tents were tucked into little horizontal cracks in the hillside and it was astonishing the way the children appeared out of no where, materializing by the car as we drove past. We couldn’t communicate with them and we couldn’t stop for long, but it was amazing to catch a glimpse into such an independent way of life.
The only photos I got are stuck on my iPod, but Casey’s photos of the landscapes are prettier anyway.
 Craig and Aziz take in the view
By Jessica, on March 26th, 2012
Just one day in Fes.
Check Casey’s blog for some nice patterns and enjoy this early morning shot of the crew at breakfast at our Riad in Fes.
From left: Craig, Casey, Peter, Mehdi, Sean and Aziz goofing around.
Long long drive to Marrakech with a stop along the way to feed some monkeys.
We have been staying at a beautiful home outside of Marrakech and had our first day off. Spent the afternoon in here:
Drove to Essaouira and stopped to catch the comical tree-climbing goats. We were all very skeptical.
Essaouira was quite beautiful and as usual we all lamented how little time we had to explore…
Off to the desert tomorrow.
[The beautiful non-iPhone photos are by Casey.]
By Jessica, on March 22nd, 2012
So much blue, it feels like we’re underwater.
 Craig and Peter in one of the many winding passages of the Medina  The terrace of our hotel
By Jessica, on March 21st, 2012
We just created a facebook page for our newly re-titled film, Aatsinki.
If you’re on facebook, please “like” it so you can stay updated with all the news about the film.
Help us spread the word!
By Jessica, on March 21st, 2012
Spent an incredible night up in the mountains with the Jajouka musicians of Northern Morocco. Delicious food, a bonfire and literally hours and hours of music.
Yesterday and today in Tangier.
 The Jajouka musicians at rest  Music and dancing  Making friends with locals  Sean and our irreplaceable bodyguard/translator/rock Medhi on a rooftop in Tangier
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