In the fall of 2006, Cody Shirk, 22, Chris Gordon, 24, and Joel Christensen, 24, (pictured here, from left, in Costa Rica) embarked on a three-month journey throughout Central America with the shared vision of creating “Down the Road,” a documentary film they say is intended to educate, entertain and inspire Americans to better understand one another and to rethink their ideas of normalcy.