“We are doing a tour on bicycle from California to Chiapas, generating our own electricity for our concerts, trying to show that not all Americans want to conquer the world and wage war for oil!” These were the first words I heard from Kipchoge, The Ginger Ninja’s bandleader, during a concert in the small town in Southern Baja California.

I decided to film them for a few days. Seeing them through the camera lens confirmed my intuition that these were the true protagonists of a great documentary. It didn’t take me long to pack my things and follow them in this adventure. I promptly put together a production team and we began what would become 5 months of shooting.

From the first week in Baja, until the last day of filming, The Ginger Ninjas never ceased to amaze me. Many times while shooting a scene: Erick, Oscar and I (the production team) stared at each other, overwhelmed with what had just happened. It seemed a script had already been written and we were there just pointing the camera. As time went on, we began to go beyond the surface and explore a profound story about a human journey.

The characters opened a window into themselves and the people and places they visited, revealing their secrets, passions and desires. This journey became more and more about an inner quest of what each one of us is looking for. We are in a moment in history in which it is important to make concrete proposals for the future rather than simply criticizing the present. I am committed to creating a documentary that generates hope and inspiration to fuel deep personal and societal change.