Short film

CamperForce

2017 · 16 min

A quiet, sobering look at older workers living on the road, leaving a lingering sense of weariness and quiet resilience.

Directed by: Brett Story
Genres: Documentary

Overview: For nearly a decade, Amazon has recruited thousands of RVers for a seasonal labor unit called CamperForce. Adapted from the book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder

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Directed by: Brett Story
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
class
aging
survival
isolation
Places: road trip
workplace
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	10
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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