In February 2019, Kim and Smith flew to Madagascar in hopes to uncomfortably disconnect; it worked. The Island of the Moon is home to around 200,000 plant and animal species and has some of the most breathtaking scenery you could ever imagine. Unfortunately 90% of their rainforests are gone along with species uprooted due to deforestation. There’s a divide between the native Malagasy that belong and are acclimated to the pace of life in the island off the Indian Ocean. An abundance of ethnicities, sex trafficking, climate change, extreme poverty, and the longest humanly possible commute in a taxi brousse.

“Far From Anything Like The Movie” is a photo/ mixed media exposé documenting the rode less traveled. Kim and Smith have no formal artist training and began this journey with the yearning to save their relationship.