“Relationships Are Like Art” is a short film of Isaac (@iaguemar) Martinez’s mission trips down to South America over the past five years. With intent on culture, landscapes and uncurated moments did he slowly document the journey of traveling into the jungle working with a group of missionaries serving the people of “Tienda El Monito Macedonia” and other small villages throughout the Amazonias and Northern regions of Colombia. The video production was second in priority compared to the primary reasons he traveled to South America. Though a passion project he wanted to show the beauty of travel from more than just a comfort or luxury standpoint. Understanding that the journey and interactions with people in South America were truly what made his trips unforgettable and believes that this real experience is what consumers can miss out on when traveling.
After culling the footage to see what the real story was from these journeys he couldn’t help but see the relationships of the people be the most impressive thing to him. Opening the film with a section of contrast - speaking of what travel used to be versus what travel is now, as people wanted luxury among travel they say that the golden age has passed after the 60’s. With modern travel being a commodity of commercialism, shuttling people from place to place with no real service - Isaac points out that though the material luxury of travel may have passed, the luxury of relationships and reason for travel might be deemed a commodity unreachable with a material mindset.
Hence the intro of the film of a montage of the people, landscape and moments spent. Beginning to unveil the value of his trips down to Colombia, and what he believes God at that time used to minister to him.
As the film continues you see the hurtle of multiple flights, long car rides, tuk tuks and boats to reach and minister to people throughout the region. Telling the story of his trips, he sums up the nut shell of what the previous four trips had been, iconically leading up to his last trip with a group down to Colombia being the most epic. Purely from an experiential standpoint and not a material standpoint, concluding that faith, culture and adventure are what really make travel a luxury, not what’s tangible.