La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus
2013•1h 12m•5.8•Released
Documentary
Every day dozens of decommissioned school buses leave the United States on a southward migration that carries them to Guatemala, where they are repaired, repainted, and resurrected as the brightly-colored camionetas that bring the vast majority of Guatemalans to work each day. Since 2006, nearly 1,000 camioneta drivers and fare-collectors have been murdered for either refusing or being unable to pay the extortion money demanded by local Guatemalan gangs. LA CAMIONETA follows one such bus on its transformative journey: a journey between North and South, between life and death, and through an unfolding collection of moments, people, and places that serve to quietly remind us of the interconnected worlds in which we live.
Director
Mark Kendall
Languages
Spanish, English
Studio
Follow Your Nose Films
Production
Company
Follow Your Nose Films
Company
Ek Balam Producciones
Producer
Mark Kendall
Producer
Rafael de Jesús Quinteros González
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