La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 31, 2013

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Spanish

Countries

United States of America, Guatemala

Production

Ek Balam Producciones,Follow Your Nose Films

Director

Mark Kendall

Producer

Rafael de Jesús Quinteros González,Mark Kendall,Esther Robinson

Cinematography

Mark Kendall

Music

T. Griffin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt2040398