Go Further
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Directed by | Ron Mann |
Written by | Solomon Vesta |
Starring | Woody Harrelson |
Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Countries | Canada United States |
Language | English |
Go Further is a 2003 documentary film by Ron Mann starring Woody Harrelson and a group of other environmental activists riding around in a large, bio-fueled bus. The tour was called the Simple Organic Living Tour and it was produced by cause-related marketers the Spitfire Agency. The film debuted at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2003, and at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2003, where it was first runner-up for the People's Choice Award. It was also nominated for a Genie Award for Best Documentary.[1] The film features cameos by Dave Matthews, Natalie Merchant, Ken Kesey, Bob Weir (of the Grateful Dead), Michael Franti (of Spearhead), Anthony Kiedis (of Red Hot Chili Peppers), Rob Heydon, Medeski Martin & Wood, and The String Cheese Incident.
Description
Ron Mann's Go Further is a documentary observing the escapades of Woody Harrelson and his comrades as they travel from Seattle, Washington, to Los Angeles, California. In an attempt to spread a message of change in order to better the planet, Woody and his companions—"a yoga-teacher, a raw food chef, a hemp-activist, a junk-food addict, and a college student who suspends her life to impulsively hop aboard"—speak at numerous universities and visit various environmentally important sites, as their journey weaves on and around Route 101.[2] It is an example of individual and political action on climate change.[2]
Book
The film also triggered the writing of a book, titled Go Further, published by Warwick Publishing in Toronto, Ontario. The book's ideologies and themes parallel the movie.
Notes
- ^ "ACCT - Canadian Awards History Search". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^ a b Go Further Website Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Go Further at IMDb
- Go Further at AllMovie
- 2003 films
- Canadian documentary films
- English-language Canadian films
- Documentary films about environmental issues
- Films directed by Ron Mann
- Documentary films about alternative energy
- 2003 documentary films
- Documentary films about vegetarianism
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s Canadian films
- 2000s Canadian film stubs
- 2000s documentary film stubs
- Canadian documentary film stubs
- Environmental documentary film stubs