| Description |
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Performer |
Includes interviews with travel writers Pico Iyer, Anja Mutić, Yossi Ghinsberg, Rolf Potts, Costas Christ and others. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Melvin Estrella ; editor, Heidi Schlatter ; original music compositions written & performed by Laura Ortman. |
| Note |
Bonus features: Deleted scenes ; additional travel stories ; tourism advice ; trailers ; interview extras with travel writers including Pico Iyer, Rolf Potts and Yossi Ghinsberg. |
| 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 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. |
| Contents |
Jungle adventure -- Salt Desert, Bolivia -- The myth of Timbuktu -- Paradise lost in Thailand -- Bhutan's gross national happiness -- Doing tourism "right" -- Conclusion |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
In English with some dialogue in Spanish with closed-captioning in English. |
| Subject |
Tourism -- Developing countries.
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Tourism -- Environmental aspects -- Developing countries.
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Tourism -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.
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Sustainable tourism.
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Tourists -- Developing countries.
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Sustainable tourism. (OCoLC)fst01750283
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Tourism. (OCoLC)fst01153142
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Tourism -- Environmental aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01153163
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Tourism -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01153202
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Tourists. (OCoLC)fst01153237
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Developing countries. (OCoLC)fst01242969
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Educational films.
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Travelogues (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Vail, Pegi, film producer, film director.
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Estrella, Melvin, film producer, director of photography.
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Schlatter, Heidi, editor of moving image work.
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Ortman, Laura, composer (expression), performer.
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Iyer, Pico, interviewee.
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Mutić, Anja, interviewee.
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Ghinsberg, Yossi, interviewee.
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Potts, Rolf, interviewee.
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Zebra Films, Ltd., film production company.
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Icarus Films, film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
854565001855 |
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