Through the amazing camera specialist forum, Creative Cow, Will Lyons from Be Heard Films contacted me with a short video he’d taken of downtown life in Asheville, North Carolina. He had been inspired by Phillip Bloom‘s blog, which had called for people to make a short video over the weekend that captured the spirit of their town. Who better to film than buskers? Here’s a quote from his post:
My goal was not to show all the typical tourist hotspots and the Asheville that is raved about in publications around the country. I wanted to show Asheville through the eyes of the people that play such a vibrant part of what Asheville actually is, but are never the focus. I talked to street musicians, vendors, performers, and homeless folk. I was drawn to the rich musical sounds that weren’t coming from the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam, or throbbing outside of the Orange Peel.
Hope you enjoy the movie: