The Via Crucis of Camille - Crux 2

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Camille was on the verge of fainting. Two more blows of the hammer and I was done nailing her. She was moaning hoarsly, having a hard time breathing, her eyes denoting a sense of helplessness and desbelief.

When I was working on the documentary I had footage of the fall of Duvalier. During the riots after the fall, the oppressed went out in a rampage with revenge in their minds, the people were going after the infamous Ton Ton Macoutes, the special police of the fallen government.

In one instance I saw one captured Ton Ton Macoute who was stoned to death by the crowds. He wasn't screaming, he was only seeing, dumbfounded, as the rocks hit him. He wasn't screaming.

I mentioned this to Camille. She was using that description to work on her character. She was raising her head, without screaming, dumbfounded, as the last blow of the hammer fell on the nail.

Lyvia laid on the ground, moving her head slowly to the side, her eyes half closed, a hissing sound coming out of her mouth. Rachel, the young girl, rushed to her side with the flask of water. They young girl held in her arms the young woman's head and gaver her some water. She then embraced her, holding her body against her, placing her head close to the woman's ear. Rachel whipered into Lyvia's ear. "I will revenge you"

Lyvia moved her head from side to side as if trying to say something, a tear run from the side of her eye. Rachel kissed Lyvia's face and forhead. She was about to kiss her lips when she was pulled away by a soldier. "Enough, move away" he commanded.

Two other soldiers began to pull the rope that was attached to the crossbar and Lyvia was raised slowly up the post until her body was fully erect, the crossbar at Lyvia's feet resting on the ground.

A soldier took a rope and tied Lyvias's shoulders to the crossbar. After completing this task the soldier stepped back.

For a moment Lyvia was standing in front of the post, her legs open, her arms parallel to the crossbar, her head moving from side to side. The torturer had the red hot iron with the mark of a murderer shinning bright, almost white. He pressed the hot iron on Lyvia's chest and the hissing sound of the burning flesh was just as loud as the hissing sound that Lyvia made as her mouth clenched in pain. Her head fell forward as she fainted.

She was left in that position for a short time.

The executioner then approached the woman with a rope and fixed her head over the top of the crossbar, forcing her face to look up. He placed the rope over her open mouth and around her neck.

Lyvia was ready.

I was done nailing Camille. I first made a close up shot of her face as she moved her head slowly, her eyes half closed, not fainting yet, but in a world between reality and darkness.

I stood over her with the camera, looking through the lens at the amazing sight of the crucified young woman struggling in her pain.

Camille kept moving slowly as I returned the camera to the tripod.

I was ready to raise her up to her cross.

The Via Crucis of Camille - Crux 2 - Part 6

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