Portland Documentary & eXperimental Film Festival

This documentary follows the stories of five American workers who have chosen occupations, and thus a life, based around travel. A trucker, a carnival worker, a railroad executive, a surfer and a riverboat pilot welcome us into the intimacy of their daily rituals and the environments they construct as their transitory homes. Their stories meld into a conversation about the freedom of travel, fitting into new surroundings, the mundane aspects of work, and the persistent question: to move or to settle? Through the exchange of personal narratives, we look beyond the daily routine of work to explore the balance of intention and necessity in one’s chosen path. Together these transient lifestyles speak of local backgrounds, personal identity, and the nature of opportunity.