Walking the Camino

Week of February 12, 2022

Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago – Screening and Q&A

American’s fascination with the Camino is exploding; eight times more Americans walked it in 2019 than a decade ago. Walking the Camino journeys into the hearts and minds of six modern-day pilgrims, ages 3 to 73, as they each face and triumph over their doubts and fears while they attempt to cross an entire country on foot.

 

Camino 101

Why are a half a million people walking the Camino de Santiago each year? Lydia will give you a brief history and overview of the Camino giving you a better sense if it’s something you are called to do for your own personal transformation.   After walking more than 2000 miles on Camino trails, Lydia has plenty of tips and techniques for a successful and fulfilling pilgrimage as well.

 

 

Lydia B. Smith has been a filmmaker for more than three decades– both in the camera department on films such as Ed Wood and Matilda as well as a producer and/or director on documentaries. Her last film, Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago was a worldwide hit. This award-winning film played at over 25 film festivals, was the #12 documentary in theaters in the US and Canada and had over 1.2 million viewers on PBS garnering a 90% Rotten Tomatoes rating. www.caminodocumentary.org