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Gringo trails / Zebra Films presents ; a film by Pegi Vail & Melvin Estrella ; directed by Pegi Vail ; producers, Pegi Vail, Melvin Estrella.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Tourism--Developing countries.
- Tourism.
- Tourists.
- Tourism--Social aspects.
- Tourism--Environmental aspects.
- Developing countries.
- Tourism--Environmental aspects--Developing countries.
- Tourism--Environmental aspects--Bhutan.
- Tourism--Environmental aspects--Mali--Tombouctou.
- Tourism--Environmental aspects--Thailand--Ko Phangan.
- Tourism--Environmental aspects--Bolivia.
- Tourism--Social aspects--Developing countries.
- Tourism--Social aspects--Bhutan.
- Tourism--Social aspects--Bolivia.
- Tourism--Social aspects--Thailand--Ko Phangan.
- Tourism--Social aspects--Mali--Tombouctou.
- Sustainable tourism.
- Tourists--Developing countries.
- Mali--Tombouctou.
- Thailand--Ko Phangan.
- Bolivia.
- Bhutan.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (79 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, N.Y.] : [Distributed by Icarus Films], [2015]
- Language Note:
- In English and Spanish with English subtitles ; closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- A timely documentary that raises urgent questions about how we travel and the unintended cultural and environmental consequences of tourism around the globe. Gringo Trails follows well-worn travelers' routes through Bolivia, Thailand, Mali, and Bhutan. The film reveals the complex relationships between colliding cultures, such as the host countries' need for financial security and the tourists who provide it in their quest for authentic experiences. Through the stories of both travelers and locals, the film explores the dramatic impact of travel and tourism around the world over the past 30 years, highlighting the cases of the Amazon Tuichi River and Uyuni (Bolivia), Ko Phangan (Thailand), Timbuktu (Mali) and Bhutan.
- Participant:
- Includes interviews with travel writers Pico Iyer, Anja Mutic, Yossi Ghinsberg, Rolf Potts, and others.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Melvin Estrella ; editor, Heidi Schlatter ; original music compositions written & performed by Laura Ortman.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Zebra Films, LLC, c2013 ; previously released in 2014.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed February 3, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- if-gt Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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