# El Escape

This video was produced over a three week period by high school students, ages 15-18 in Livingston, Guatemala. They began the project by conducting a survey in their high school about the biggest problems facing young people in their community. Approximately 90% of the students named alcoholism and drug abuse. The video team decided to create a story that dealt with these problems, as well as other issues that were raised in the survey, such as teen pregnancy and the failure to finish school. El Escape is a dramatic story based on actual events. It resembles a soap opera or "telenovela," which is a very popular form of television show in Latin America.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1993
- By: Global Action Project
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/1993-el-escape)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/1993-el-escape?play=1)