Location India |
Mood Deeply traumatised by events in Nigeria |
Date 10 January 2007
Hello anyone who might be reading this.
Sorry I haven't had a moment to get the diary entries from August to December up here.
Location Super swanky hotel |
Mood Trudging |
Date 16 August 2006
Two of the stars of Crude being taken for a ride by the filmmakers
Photograph: Sabri Hakim
Location Super swanky hotel |
Mood Lonely and frustrated |
Date 16 August 2006
Rasmia & Noor.
Photograph: Sabri Hakim
Location Minibus back from Spanner Films' daytrip to the Dead Sea |
Mood Euphoria and fear heady mix |
Date 11 August 2006
We'd arranged a bonding trip to the Dead Sea today, for Rasmia and Jamila to have a rare good time and, hopefully, trust us a little more. They are understandably very nervous of British people - as their lives have been destroyed by the Americans (and British). So we booked a minibus and a load of kids we picked up at the school video session.
Location On the balcony of hotel, overlooking downtown Amman |
Mood Tired and tiresome |
Date 10 August 2006
Met up with the family from yesterday this morning. Filmed a great interview with the mother (Rasmia) and then were happily sitting drinking tea when something kicked off between Rasmia's brother and sister and a full-scale slanging match ensued. Never quite established what that was about.
Location New hotel room. Too many bedbugs and not enough AC in the last room. |
Mood Blank |
Date 8 August 2006
Franny, and our fixer, Khulood, interviewing Iraqi widows on the streets on Amman<
Location "Yahoo 24" internet cafe. Don't try the 'cappuccino'. |
Mood Grumpy |
Date 8 August 2006
Nooni finds splendid new filming position
Location Dingy hotel room. No AC, no lock, bedbugs, gotta move. |
Mood Winding slowly into second gear |
Date 7 August 2006
Crude Team with taxi
Have assembled a crack team with miraculous speed:
Ra'fat (Palestinian), fixer. Well connected & persuasive.
Location Wobbly table outside coffee house, downtown Amman |
Mood Eyes wide open |
Date 6 August 2006
Amman, Jordan.
Location Plane to Amman, Jordan |
Mood Nostalgic |
Date 4 August 2006
Not sure what exactly changed - perhaps panic that we haven't even found our final character yet - but we're heading out to Jordan, despite the ongoing war.
Lizzie's a few aisles away being tortured by a screaming baby. I have the headphones and laptop. Sure is good being the boss.
Some pretty profound life and death stuff has been going on post Crude-Camp-with-Mark. Like when someone is diagnosed with terminal illness and gets six months to live - or if they survive a near-death experience - they often say their whole perspective changes.
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