Kevin Ford and Ellar Coltrane's creative documentary
By The River is now available to buy or rent via Vimeo On Demand:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/bytheriver
Many pieces of my poetry appear, read by Ellar over the course of the narrative, and I do too. A unique work. Many thanks to Kevin and Ellar for making us part of this good project and for carrying fire.
From Vimeo: "
By The River is a an experimental feature length documentary following a young man (Ellar Coltrane,
Boyhood) as he travels cross-country on a train gathering sounds and recording conversations about life, creativity, and personal growth with people he meets along the way. Featuring original music by
Don Piper,
Califone,
and poetry by Justin David Stone. Also available with purchase, two bonus features:
Further Downstream is a one hour companion film made up of additional scenes from the movie and
By The River - Lomokino is a seven minute short film collage on a hand-cranked 35 mm camera."
"For an even deeper dive, please check out the official
By The River Podcast, featuring extended conversations from the film, as well as original music by Brian Dillon and Michael Barnhart. Available free on iTunes:
itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/by-the-river/id1165151456?mt=2"
Filmmaker Richard Linklater said, "So searching and feeling . . . the film is a brave and sincere attempt at communication."
