La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mark Kendall
Rafael González
Mark Kendall
Mark Kendall
Mark Kendall
Shannon Kennedy
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Synopsis
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 take 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. This film follows one such bus on its transformative journey, one between North and South, 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
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2012 (Summer Showcase)
Limited Release in United States June 7, 2013
Released in United States 2012 (Emerging Visions)
Limited Release in United States May 31, 2013
Limited Release in United States June 7, 2013 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States 2012
Limited Release in United States May 31, 2013 (New York)
