Andrew Evans provides a cinematic retelling of the story of his border crossing into Bolivia.

Screenplay for a short film. All dialogue takes place in Spanish with English subtitles.

The setting is the tumbledown Peru-Bolivia border town of Desaguadero, on the shores of breathtaking Lake Titicaca. Pan across the bright blue watery expanse and the brown Andes Mountains, then down to the fields of yellow flowers and rows of reed boats drawn up on the lakeshore. Camera sweeps through the muddy streets of the Peruvian village, past burros carrying colorful loads and into a colorful Latin American market squalor.

Subtitle briefly flashes onto screen, announcing: "Based on a true story."

Protagonist AE steps off a red and green bus sporting a six-week beard. He stretches his legs and squints at the sun. Suddenly a woman's voice cries out.

Bus Attendant (BA): "Hey you--Americano! Come with me and we'll walk across the bridge into Bolivia."

AE: "But, why?"

BA [hurries over and explains, whispering]: "The Peruvian police, they stop all the foreigners and try to take money from them. Just don't look at them. Just look right ahead, keep walking and stay close to me. If you're with me they won't bother you."