Going Furthur
Directed byLindsay Kent
Colby Rex O'Neill
Matt Pidutti
Story byLauren Harris
Lindsay Kent
Alexander Polinsky
Produced byLindsay Kent
Colby Rex O'Neill
Matt Pidutti
StarringWavy Gravy
Alex Grey
Allyson Grey
Andrew Keegan
Zane Kesey
Troy Brandon Kingston
Sam Cutler
Narrated byAlexander Polinsky
CinematographyLindsay Kent
Colby Rex O'Neill
Matt Pidutti
Edited byLindsay Kent
Colby Rex O'Neill
Matt Pidutti
Music byJoel Goffin
Production
companies
Lotus Eaters Films
Krenshaw Films
Release date
  • June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04) (San Francisco DocFest)
[1]
Running time
96 minutes[2]
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish

Going Furthur is an American-Canadian documentary film about taking Ken Kesey's bus Furthur back on the road in 2014 for a 75-day trip covering 15,000 miles, along with a group of new Merry Pranksters.

Synopsis

Furthur is a retrofitted school bus purchased by author Ken Kesey in 1964[3] to carry his "Merry Band of Pranksters" cross-country. The bus was also featured in Tom Wolfe's 1968 book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.[4]

In Summer of 2014,[3] Zane Kesey, son of Ken, took a replica of Furthur on the first major trip since Ken took the bus to Europe in 1999, on a 15,000 mile tour[5] of the United States, stopping at music festivals and other events. The bus makes stops at The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors - Alex Grey and Allyson Grey's art sanctuary,[6] Millbrook, New York, the infamous home of Timothy Leary and Woodstock's 45th anniversary.[3][7] The film features archival footage of Hunter S. Thompson,[7] and features interviews with Alex Grey, Lee Quarnstrom, Ken Babbs, George Walker and Wavy Gravy.[3] The filmmakers later made 6 trips to complete the film, including visiting Burning Man festival.[3]

Release

The film had its premiere at San Francisco DocFest in June 2016.[1] The film also played at Maui Film Festival,[8] Whistler Film Festival,[9] Byron Bay Film Festival,[10] San Juan Film Festival and had a screening at Burning Man.

The film was nominated for an Alliance of Women Film Journalists award at the Whistler Film Festival.[9][11][12]

Home media

The film is slated to be released through streaming services beginning July 9, 2021.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "First Screenings Of 'Going Furthur' Documentary Announced". JamBase.
  2. ^ "Going Furthur (2016)" – via www.cinemaclock.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e "The bus that started a movement". BC Local News. May 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Going Further: An Interview with Filmmaker Lindsay Kent | Reality Sandwich". realitysandwich.com. 8 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Going Furthur Movie Screening at CoSM | Blog | Alex Grey". www.alexgrey.com.
  6. ^ "Go Furthur at CoSM | Blog | Alex Grey". www.alexgrey.com.
  7. ^ a b DeWitt, David. "'Prankster' film goes 'Further' in showing at Athena". The Athens NEWS.
  8. ^ "Maui Film Festival 2016 Program Guide". Issuu.
  9. ^ a b "AWFJ to Present EDA Awards at Whistler Film Festival — Jennifer Merin reports – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS".
  10. ^ "Byron Bay Film Festival 2016 Program". Issuu.
  11. ^ Canada, eBOSS (November 17, 2016). "Women Filmmakers Rise to the Top at the Whistler Film Festival".
  12. ^ "Whistler Film Festival Highlights Women Directors". womenandhollywood.com.
  13. ^ "Show&Tell". watch.showandtell.film.

External links

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