Speaking of Travel® With Marilyn Ball
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Speaking of Travel® With Marilyn Ball
Filmmaker Brady Skye’s Transformative Journey Into Indigenous Maya Life
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On this episode of Speaking of Travel, award-winning filmmaker Brady Skye joins us to share the powerful story behind his new documentary, Beyond The Ruins, a film that doesn’t just challenge the way we travel, but invites us to reconsider whose stories we center and how we show up in the world.
This is not a film about the past. It’s about the present. About connection. About listening.
Through immersive storytelling, Brady brings us into the homes of contemporary Maya families, where cultural humility, reciprocity, and shared humanity take the spotlight. In his search for deeper meaning, Brady explores the wisdom of Yucatecan Maya traditions, not as an outsider, but as someone striving to live alongside, to learn, and to belong.
He speaks movingly about finding your tribe, not just in people who look or live like you, but in those who open your heart and help you remember that we are all one. Beyond The Ruins is more than a documentary. It’s a call to travel with intention, to engage with respect, and to discover that the greatest journeys begin when we truly see and hear one another.
Ready to rethink your place in the world? Let’s dive in.
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