La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus

Movie·2013·1h 12m

La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus

Country

United States of America

Language

Spanish

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The Story

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.

Producer

Mark Kendall, Esther Robinson

Cinematography

Mark Kendall

Music

T. Griffin

Editor

Mark Kendall

Themes

artworkmigrationtransportationguatemalaschool busamericasrepurposing

Production House

Follow Your Nose Films
Ek Balam Producciones

Audience Score

58%

4 votes

Skip15%
Timepass34%
Go for it34%
Perfection17%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Crew

Mark Kendall

Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer

Esther Robinson

Executive Producer

Shannon Kennedy

Editor

T. Griffin

T. Griffin

Original Music Composer

Rafael de Jesús Quinteros González

Producer

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