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The Way – Camino de Santiago Documentary Film on Youtube

  By The Overlander | March 28, 2013 - 1:15 am |
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I did my Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage in 2004. To be authentic, I walked the whole French Way; 34 days, 18 kg of gear, 764 km on foot. I lost 8 kg in weight!

I had read a lot about the Camino being a spiritual experience, and I wanted to try and capture on film my own reactions as I walked the way.

I find watching the film a little difficult, I feel a little embarrassed at just how earnest and honest I was trying to be. But the reaction from viewers has been amazing. Still, all these years later, people contact me thanking me for documenting my journey.

I have a little facebook page for the film. Despite not really doing anything with this page, it just keeps getting bigger and bigger, reaching close to 1,000 people.

So I’ve decided to release the whole film, in it’s entirety on youtube. I will have ads running in the video and encourage you to explore these ads, any income for a independent filmmaker is handy, and will help me continue my current journey of trying to film the whole world.

Feel free to comment and like the video. I’m always happy to hear how my little film helped encourage people to do the Camino themselves. It is an amazing journey, a one of a kind experience. Enjoy!

Camino de Santiago – The Way Film – Part 41

  By The Overlander | September 2, 2010 - 12:15 pm |
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Mark makes it to Santiago de Compostela where he experiences traditional Galician music and dancing as well as attending a pilgrim’s mass in the Cathedral. He sees the famous Botafumeiro swing through the aisles and films ancient rituals performed by pilgrims in the Cathedral.
His final message is a quote from St Augustine – Solvitur Ambulando: It is solved by walking.


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Camino de Santiago – The Way Film – Part 40

  By The Overlander | September 2, 2010 - 12:12 pm |
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Only 16 kms from Santiago de Compostela, after 34 days of walking, and a night of food poisoning and a symphony of snoring,
Mark sums up his camino pilgrimage. He has learnt that walking can be a meditative experience, but feels the busy final stage of the camino is essential for people to re enter the real world. He discusses the phrase ‘Go with the flow’ and his realization that people make a lot of our own problems by not accepting what is.

Camino de Santiago – The Way Film – Part 39

  By The Overlander | September 2, 2010 - 12:10 pm |
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As Mark reaches the final stages of his Camino, he questions whether it has been a Spiritual experience. He also feels guilty that the busy social scene and partying of the last 100 km’s, may in some way be hindering the meditative walking insight he has already experienced.

Camino de Santiago – The Way Film – Part 38

  By The Overlander | September 2, 2010 - 12:06 pm |
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Mark has reached El Cebreiro in Galicia. He is 150 kms or one week away from Santiago de Compostela. After weeks of walking he feels fit and healthy and keen to walk the remaining distance.

Camino de Santiago – The Way Film – Part 37

  By The Overlander | September 2, 2010 - 12:04 pm |
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Mark reaches one of the harder walking days of the Camino, rising from 600 to 1300 metres over 10 kms. He marvels at the scenery, the crystal clear streams and ancient forests.

Camino de Santiago – The Way Film – Part 36

  By The Overlander | September 2, 2010 - 11:57 am |
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Mark discovers his still camera is not working properly and nearly misplaces a video tape. It makes him realize how important the completion of this film is to him. He finds a mountain stream to cool off in, makes a really bad Jesus quote and tries to play his tin whistle.

Camino de Santiago – The Way Film – Part 35

  By The Overlander | September 2, 2010 - 11:55 am |
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Mark arrives at the Knights Templar’s Castle in Ponferrada. Mark was fascinated with the mysticism of this ancient order, but has found walking the way has taught him a spiritual belief does not require membership to some exclusive order.

Camino de Santiago – The Way Film – Part 34

  By The Overlander | September 2, 2010 - 11:54 am |
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Mark reaches Cruz de Ferro, a mountain top Cairn that’s history dates back to Celtic times.
The tradition is to carry rocks on the day of your journey, imagine the rocks as problems in your life, then throw these rocks onto the Cairn, thus releasing the problems from your life.

Camino de Santiago – The Way Film – Part 33

  By The Overlander | September 2, 2010 - 11:52 am |
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As Mark prepares for the climb into the mountains, he contemplates the mental and physical suffering of his camino journey, and whether it is leading to some purification before arrival at Santiago de Compostela.