For practically a century, the picture of the Airstream journey trailer, with daylight gleaming off the aluminum of its glossy silver-bullet physique, has evoked the romance of escape and the mystique of a world the place a brand new journey is ready simply over the following hill. Irrespective of the mannequin of Airstream — Bambi, Caravel, Flying Cloud, Tommy Bahama, Basic, Serenity — Wally Byam’s invention provides a sublime passport to a world the place friendship, communion with nature, and worldwide caravans regularly weave collectively in unforgettable moments. Narrated by Kate Pierson of the B-52s, Eric Bricker’s movie unpacks the evolution of Airstreams from easy trailers into platforms for free-spirited dwelling.
