World Before Your Feet
A Gotham-set charmer about the pleasures of wandering.
The World Before Your Feet
There are 8,000 miles of roads and paths in New York City and for the past six years Matt Green has been walking them all – every street, park, cemetery, beach, and bridge. It's a five-borough journey that stretches from the barbershops of the Bronx to the forests of Staten Island, from the Statue of Liberty to Times Square, with Matt amassing a surprisingly detailed knowledge of New York's history and people along the way.
Something of a modern-day Thoreau, Matt gave up his former engineering job, his apartment, and most of his possessions, sustaining his endeavor through couch-surfing, cat-sitting and a $15-per-day budget. He’s not sure exactly why he’s doing it, only knowing that there’s no other way he’d rather spend his days. Executive produced by Oscar® nominee Jesse Eisenberg, The World Before Your Feet is a tribute to an endlessly fascinating city and the freedom to be found, wherever you live, in simply taking a walk.
"Showcases sides of the city you rarely see in movies and that make it such a strange and fascinating place." - The New York Times
“A gentle city symphony that provides a love letter to the five boroughs.” - The Film Stage
Something of a modern-day Thoreau, Matt gave up his former engineering job, his apartment, and most of his possessions, sustaining his endeavor through couch-surfing, cat-sitting and a $15-per-day budget. He’s not sure exactly why he’s doing it, only knowing that there’s no other way he’d rather spend his days. Executive produced by Oscar® nominee Jesse Eisenberg, The World Before Your Feet is a tribute to an endlessly fascinating city and the freedom to be found, wherever you live, in simply taking a walk.
"Showcases sides of the city you rarely see in movies and that make it such a strange and fascinating place." - The New York Times
“A gentle city symphony that provides a love letter to the five boroughs.” - The Film Stage
Genre
Documentary
Web Site
Runtime
95
Language
English
Director
Jeremy Workman
Awards:
Nominee, Grand Jury Award ~ Documentary Feature, South by Southwest
FEATURED REVIEW
Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times
New York has justifiably held a long-standing reputation as one of the world’s most culturally diverse cities. It also packs a surprising amount of geographical diversity into its compact 302.6 square miles, as discovered by blogger Matt Green in Jeremy Workman’s enlightening, life-affirming ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 12.01.18 - 12.09.18
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