In June, Amber McKenzie took a trip down Route 66 with her father and carried along a video camera.
The result is a documentary film, “Father, Daughter, Mother Road.” Here’s the trailer for the film:
I emailed McKenzie about the film. Her reply:
It’s been a dream of mine to travel Route 66 with my dad (and film the trip) since my interest was first piqued in 2006, when I purchased a Route 66 Edition PT Cruiser. (I know, it sounds silly.)
My film is a little different than other documentaries on Route 66 in that I am not an expert on the subject. It was the first Route 66 trip for my dad and me and, although we did a little research beforehand, we are largely discovering Route 66 in the film as we travel, and through talking to the people we meet. The film is Route 66 as we experienced it, often on a personal level.
McKenzie said the film is in its final stage of post-production, and she’s going to submit it to film festivals, including Sundance.
You can see photos she shot during the road trip here.
I wish there was more personal human interest video’s like this to view. It’s nice to see family members doing things together that envolve getting to really know each other on many different levels. Traveling together can bring out a lot of different types of situations that lend to getting to know each other in much deeper and personal ways. I would really like to see this whole video because it represents the raw footage of a father and daughter getting to know one another as adults, equals and yet still having that father daughter love and respect. With what I could see it was spontanious actual interactions (Not rehersed) and filmed as it happened. Thanks for having the “Guts” to step outside the box.