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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.

Widescreen.

[Brooklyn, New York] : Icarus Films Home Video, [2015?]

1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

Widescreen

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

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 and 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.

Tourism -- Environmental aspects -- Developing countries.

Tourism -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.

Tourism -- Developing countries.

Sustainable tourism.

Tourists -- Developing countries.

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Educational films.

Travelogues (Motion pictures)

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Vail, Pegi. film producer, film director.

Estrella, Melvin, film producer, director of photography.

Schlatter, Heidi, editor of moving image work.

Ortman, Laura, composer (expression), performer.

Iyer, Pico, interviewee.

Mutić, Anja, interviewee.

Ghinsberg, Yossi, interviewee.

Potts, Rolf, interviewee.

Zebra Films, Ltd., film production company.

Icarus Films Home Video, film distributor.

Program content: ©2013.

Bonus features: Deleted scenes ; additional travel stories ; tourism advice ; trailers ; interview extras with travel writers including Pico Iyer, Rolf Potts and Yossi Ghinsberg.

Director of photography, Melvin Estrella ; editor, Heidi Schlatter ; original music compositions written & performed by Laura Ortman.

Includes interviews with travel writers Pico Iyer, Anja Mutić, Yossi Ghinsberg, Rolf Potts, Costas Christ and others.

In English with some dialogue in Spanish with closed-captioning in English.

Jungle adventure -- Salt Desert, Bolivia -- The myth of Timbuktu -- Paradise lost in Thailand -- Bhutan's gross national happiness -- Doing tourism "right" -- Conclusion

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