Escaleras (2015)

Camera & Editing: Stephen Buck
Performance: Dawn Kramer

Shot in Guanajuato, Mexico
Music: Frutas Del Caney, by Benjamín Félix Caignet
Performed by José Luís & Son Amigos
José Luís Martinez: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Josh Levine: Bass & Vocals
Kenny Kozol: Percussion & Vocals

Set in Guanajuato, Mexico, our home this time was 300 feet higher than the main part of town which sits at 6,500 feet above sea level. Stephen likes to shoot at night. We shot one night all the clips from behind the walker going uphill, and second night from in front of the walker looking back. A third and fourth night, we shot all the “other character” moments, again played by Dawn, although Stephen has a four-second cameo role in this piece.