Planetwalker
After witnessing a devastating oil spill, Dr. John Francis takes a vow of silence and gives up motorized transport, embarking on a 17-year journey across America to raise awareness about environmental issues, armed only with his banjo and an unyielding commitment to living his principles.
At 78 years old, John both talks and rides in cars. Now he memorably recounts much of his interior journey, his thoughts, and desires as he intuitively crafted a unique life focused on environmental activism.
The film focuses on the period of John’s life from the oil spill through his meandering 20-year journey across the states where he resumes speaking to work on oil spill legislation with the US Coast Guard. During this time, it seemed like the whole world, every creed and color, saw John pass by and interacted with him if only fleetingly. By tracking some of these characters down, we explore the weblike and sometimes deeply personal consequences of John’s decades of pilgrimage.
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Dominic Gill
Director/CinematographerNadia Gill
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