She screamed, “Who took this bag from the chateau? There is a lady on the phone, she is crying, she has been looking for this bag for two days. Tomorrow she is getting married and she has everything in that bag.” She picks up the bag swings it over her shoulder and yells, “ Who took this bag, there is a lady on the phone crying, it is hers. She must have it, she is getting married tomorrow and all her things are in it.” She runs out the door hops in the car and yells. “ I am taking it back to the chateau.”
We all look at each other and just start to laugh.
Scene 2 is being shot and no, that is not part of the movie, it’s just part of the chaos. We have taken over a beautiful old farm house out in the countryside of southern France, surrounded by complete beauty. The kind of beauty you imagine, with fields of sunflowers, golden hills and green trees. There are 16 of us, I think one of us has worked on a movie set before maybe two. It is, shall I say, a little bit crazy.
On day 2 of shooting the tension between us has risen, but we are all wearing many hats doing this, doing that. I am impressed by the patience existing in the group.
Since we don’t really know what we are doing there is a lot of chaos, but it is so much fun. A full on challenge and which is totally inspiring to me. I don’t know if I will be able to watch a movie in the same way again.
After a 14 hour day, we walked back to the chateau, a 30 minute walk, on the tiny winding roads. The full moon was glowing orange and we used her light to see our way. We looked up in the sky and saw the longest, slowest shooting star….
I’d have to say, I think it’s a good sign.
Samia Shalabi is a Seattle based artist & designer, yogi and traveler who has roots in the Middle-East, was raised in the middle-west and is drawn to India. She has a degree in geology, has traveled all over the world with a backpack, and believes in following her dreams. Samia does yoga most mornings, enjoys walks around Seattle, loves to laugh, and daydreams about where to travel next. She is working on a movie shoot in France.
