Life is a journey. No doubt. In both metaphorical and literal sense we cross time and space as we experience our lives. We move. Always move. For some people, such as the immigrants, the journey is quite literal and involves deep human, natural, cultural and social trasnformations. For others, like the tourists, the journey is more like an attraction, an entertainment, a service offered by a modern industry. Many times, the journey of an immigrant converges with the one of a tourist, and such kind of encounter, when we look at it closely, has the potential of revealing powerful paradoxes. That is the case of Antonio, an Embera from the Darien, who migrated with his community to the Chagres River, near the Panama Canal, and became engaged in tourism practices. In the video bellow, the first film from a transmedia documentary project called I Am Tourism/Yo Soy Turismo, you can learn more about Antonio’s story.
I am Tourism / Yo Soy Turismo from VvvA on Vimeo.
