Every day dozens of decommissioned school buses are sold at auction and depart the United States on a southward migration that carries them to Guatemala, where they are repaired, repainted, and reconstructed as the brightly-colored camionetas that bring the vast majority of Guatemalans to work each day. Between 2006-2012, 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 accumulation of complex social, political, and economic landscapes. Along its trajectory across various borders, this recognizable, relatable object becomes a vehicle for weaving together more personal, human stories within the larger context of global circulatory processes.

Director(s): Mark Kendall

Executive Producer(s): Esther Robinson

Producer(s): Mark Kendall, Rafael González, Bernardo Ruiz (consulting producer)

Cinematographer: Mark Kendall

Editor(s): Mark Kendall

Sound Designer: Tom Paul

Music: T. Griffin

Additional Credits: Sound Recordist: Andrew Larason, Rafael González, Colorist: Will Cox, Associate Producers: Kara Andrade, Andrew Larason, Ellen Peck, and Sascha Weiss, Co-Editor: Shannon Kennedy, Additional Editor: David Teague

Mark Kendall is a Student Academy Award-nominated director based in Brooklyn, NY. Kendall was a Fellow at the 2011 Sundance Institute Creative Producing Summit and was selected to participate in the first annual Emerging Visions program developed by IFP and the Film Society of Lincoln Center at the 2011 NYFF. "La Camioneta" is his feature directorial debut.

Public Film Contact

Mark Kendall
Follow Your Nose Films
kendall.mark@gmail.com
Brooklyn
NY