Filmtrips Press Kit
| For Immediate
Release
PREMIERE OF ECUADOR DOCUMENTARY |
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QUITO,ECUADOR.
On Thursday May 9, 2002,at 7:00pm, the South American Explorers
Club will host the world-wide premiere of "Ecotrackers
in Ecuador." It is a documentary of a program for sustainable
community ecotourism. The Ecotrackers Foundation is based
in Quito and sends volunteers to rural locations throughout
Ecuador as well as Brazil and Peru. The 21 minute documentary
videotape was the volunteer project of Mark McMahon, from
Tucson Arizona, the creator of Filmtrips.com.
The Ecotrackers Foundation provides an opportunity for travelers
to be totally immersed in an indigenous culture. The culture
and the environment are spared the exploitation that often
accompanies traditional or resort-based tourism. The live-in
situation provides for a two-way cultural exchange. Volunteers
contribute their time and talents based on the needs of
community and the skills of the individual volunteer.
The video was shot over a period of weeks at nine different
volunteer locations. The travelogue format highlights the
many cultural and geographic variations in the small country
of Ecuador. As the host of the video, McMahon engages the
local residents in lighthearted rapport as he partakes in
their cultural activities and exotic foods.
McMahon is an award winning photographer and writer who
has spent the last 18 months exploring indigenous cultures
of Central and South America. His journey is documented
online in the form of 80 photo essays.
The South American Explorers Club is hosting the premiere
at their Quito Clubhouse,located at Jorge Washington 311
and Leonidas Plaza. The club, based in Ithaca, New York,
maintains additional Clubhouses in Lima and Cuzco, Peru.
The club is renowned as a resource for adventurous travelers
and utilized by major guide books for research.
Contact Info:
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Ecotrackers Foundation
Maximiliano Moreno, director
www.ecotrackers.com
ecotrackers@hotmail.com
Mark McMahon
www.filmtrips.com
filmtrips@yahoo.com
South American Explorers Club
www.samexplo.com
explorer@saec.org.ec |
- P R E S S R E L E A S E -
August
10,2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michael H. Bennett (520) 577-4663
Email: mhbennett@msn.com |
Filmtrips.com
581 N. Tanque Verde Loop rd.
Tucson, AZ 85748-3513
Fax: (520) 290-6916
Web Site: www.filmtrips.com |
Tucson dentist, adventurer and
photographer gets lost in the jungles and villages of Latin
America and has the photographs and stories to prove it!
(Tucson,AZ) - Mark McMahon, local dentist
and spirited adventurer announced today that he will be introducing
his photography and exhibiting his work for the first time in
Tucson.
"LOS NINOS LATINOS" - The Children
of Latin America will be on display at Southern Arizona's premiere
color and digital photographic laboratory - PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS,
3550 E. Grant Rd., until September 15th. Opening Reception is
Thursday evening August 24th, from 7:30 - 9:30pm. pH: 327-7291
(Admission is FREE)
A portion of the proceeds from the exhibit,
print sales and greeting cards will be donated to a child advocacy
group for street children with offices throughout Latin America.
So bring a guest and don't forget your checkbook for this worthy
cause!
"LOS NINOS LATINOS" - The Children
of Latin America features the photography of Mark's five-month
trek across the jungles, villages and mountains of Latin America.
The exhibit takes the viewer beyond the poverty and poor living
conditions that exist for Latin America's children and acknowledges
the universal beauty, simplicity and innocence of children being
children!
Mark is an emerging fine art photographer
whose photographic and journalistic projects reflect his desire
to share his travel photography and journalistic writings, as
well as his passion for photographing indigenous people.
"In the middle of November 1999, Mark
left the familiarity of Tucson in a Toyota 4x4 named "Baby
Blue" and journeyed into the jungles, mountains and beaches
of Latin America. He had only vague itinerary and several hundred
rolls of film. Mark wanted to share his trips with everyone.
So we equipped him with a digital camera, a laptop and a satellite
modem."
In order to share his experience and keep
in touch with his family and friends he created an electronic
post card - www.filmtrips.com. Having
the technology to regularly update the post card/website provided
the perfect tool to stay in touch; as well as share his experiences
and adventures as he made his way across Latin America.
Today www.filmtrips.com
features his photography, journal entries, interesting highlights
and thoughts of each trip. Mark continues his journey this fall
and you can follow him online as he travels throughout South
America by selecting the link - "Where
is he now?"
