It became the most decorated movie of 2007, capturing 28 film festival awards. Oxford film festival is held in march each year in oxford, mississippi and celebrates independent film. Feb 15, 2007 i met darius at the santa barbara film festival, when i attended the world premiere of his remarkable documentary, darius goes west. Logan smalley darius weems, a 15yearold with duchenne muscular dystrophy, had never left his hometown of athens, georgia. Amazingly, darius goes west has won 25 film festival awards and been featured on nightline, the today show, and ellen degeneres. You can watch the whole story in darius goes west at movie festivals around the country now, and at arthouse theaters soon. Mar 20, 2009 four years ago, darius and his crew set out on a crosscountry journey to raise awareness of dmd. In the summer of 2005, he and a group of young college. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The awardwinning documentary, darius goes west, is now streaming on netflix.
Neither had most of the students and community members who filled paulin hall auditorium recently to watch this amazing documentary. Imdb may not be a reliable source for film and television information and is generally only cited as an external link. For this reason, darius and his crew hit the road again in 200809 and traveled the u. Darius goes west study guide tribeca film institute. Pop in your copy of the film or head to netflix and say it with us one time. Mar 07, 2011 darius goes west has fans of all ages, but with its powerful themes of friendship and living life to its fullest, the film has particularly struck a chord among middlehigh school and college students. Darius weems is a teenager that suffers from duchenne muscular. It revolves around darius weems, a teenager with duchenne muscular dystrophy, who, because of his disease, had never left his hometown of athens, georgia. Four years ago, darius and his crew set out on a crosscountry journey to raise awareness of dmd. Darius goes west embodies strength and determination the. Darius, a 15yearold with muscular dystrophy, has never been outside of georgia, until his 11 closest friends rent an rv and take off across the country, hoping. This treatment does not affect darius or charleys particular strain of muscular dystrophy, but a win for any members of the dmd community is a win for all.
I met darius at the santa barbara film festival, when i attended the world premiere of his remarkable documentary, darius goes west. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Critique du film darius goes west maladies neuromusculaires. If youve seen and love the film, please take a second to rate it and to add it to your netflix watch queue. Athens parent article darius goes west by barbara smalley. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing darius goes west near you. Ever the education major, logan quickly realized what an impact darius goes west could have if the film could be shown in middle and high schools nationwide. I saw darius goes west at the tribeca film festival. The roots of the film darius goes west lie in smalleys idea to help his lifelong friend see some of the world beyond athens, ga. Made me think of ways that i can make an impact in the disability world. Since the movie s release, the guys have traveled across the country on countless road trips, hosting screenings, and educating the public. Apr 28, 2016 the film won awards at film festivals across the us. Twentyeight film festival awards later, the movie darius goes west has inspired thousands of.
Darius goes west the article rescue squadron wiki fandom. The film follows the journey of darius weems, a fifteenyearold teenager from athens, georgia, and his crew of friends as. Transcript for darius weems incredible crosscounty journey on this day dedicated to giving thanks well introduce you to a young man whose story is a testament to the power of friendship. The director of the film, logan smalley, will speak immediately following th. Oct 06, 2017 in their film darius goes west, all about dariuss quest to have his wheelchair customized on mtvs pimp my ride, the two worked together to raise funds for drug trials that eventually led to. Darius goes west website blindsight 2006, documentary, 1 hr, 44 min follows six blind tibetan teenagers on their quest to climb the 23,000 foot lhakpari peak of mount everest. They filmed their trip and turned the footage into the awardwinning independent film darius goes west. Past festival winners by year oxford film festival. The roll of his life is a documentary by logan smalley about darius weems, a teenager afflicted with duchenne muscular dystrophy who embarked during the summer of 2005 on a 7,000 mile road trip across the united states to promote. In their film darius goes west, all about darius s quest to have his wheelchair customized on mtvs pimp my ride, the two worked together to raise funds for drug trials that eventually led to. The film documents the trip west with darius and 11 of his friends. Darius himself is one brave and determined person, as well as the deep friendship they all formed is amazing. Please help by replacing imdb with thirdparty reliable sources. Funniest live tv news interviews gone wrong duration.
Darius was born with duchenne muscular dystrophy dmd and had never left his home town home at the age of 15. Certain to stir hearts as proven by its aud award at the santa barbara fest and primed to raise awareness of a debilitating form of muscular dystrophy, darius goes west. They gave light to the many challenges that the disabled face in real life. List of sidewalk film festival award winners wikipedia. Darius had never left his hometown of athens georgia so this road trip was the adventure of a lifetime. In recognition of disability awareness month, hamilton college will host a film screening of darius goes west on wednesday, oct.
Darius goes west is a documentary by logan smalley. Meet 15yearold darius weems from athens, georgia, who was born with duchenne muscular dystrophy dmd, the most common fatal. He doesnt know the moment will become the climax of his documentary darius goes west, which will go on to win more than 25 film festival awards. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Darius goes west 2007 this film is the real life story of 15yearold wheelchair bound young man, darius weems, who traveled the country to promote the awareness of his fatal disease and raise money for a cure. In their film darius goes west, all about dariuss quest to have his wheelchair customized on mtvs pimp my ride, the two worked together to. Visit the darius goes west website for a lot more info. With strong grassroots support from the dmd community, smalley hopes to secure dvd distribution. There is no cure for dmd, so the organization raises money for research. The film won awards at film festivals across the us. Ten awardwinning films about kids with special needs. I had never heard of it before viewing darius goes west. An amazing documentary, extremely powerful, this may be my favorite film of the festival.
In their daily lives, the teens must endure scorn from fellow villagers who think. Darius weems, a 15yearold with duchenne muscular dystrophy, had never left his hometown of athens, georgia. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including amc, stubs, cinemark connections, regal crown club when you link accounts. Darius goes west is a film depicting american belief that everything is possible if you try hard enough. Oct 15, 2007 darius goes west has earned 24 awards at 29 film festivals. Heres the address that was on the postcard, so please, even if you havent seen the film, write to this address, mention darius goes west, and hopefully the film will get more attention. Darius leaves home for the first time in his life to try to get his wheelchair customized on mtvs pimp my ride, and to raise awareness for his disease, duchenne muscular dystrophy. The roll of his life is a documentary by logan smalley about darius weems, a teenager living with duchenne muscular dystrophy. Mar 08, 2012 the film won multiple awards at independent film festivals and sparked the organization darius goes west. Box 909715 chicago, il 60607 and if you cant do that, go to oprahs website and send an email about the film. The movie accompanied by eleven best friends, darius weems, a fifteenyearold living with duchenne muscular dystrophy dmd, leaves home for the first time. Director logan smalley is a passionate recent college. The term goslabi on the filmmakers t shirts referred to a scene in the movie where darius was offered goslabi in a chinese restaurant.
Darius weems, who has duchenne muscular dystrophy, travels across the country with eleven friends on a mission to get his wheelchair customized by mtvs pimp my ride. Darius weems incredible crosscounty journey video abc news. September 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message. The roll of his life not only a great film, but the best film of 2007. Princess hoka, a chicaksaw, is important to the history of oxford, mississippi not only for being the namesake of the famed hoka theater 19771996. Since the movies release, the guys have traveled across the country on countless road trips, hosting screenings, and educating the public. Darius and his friends were very entertaining and enlightening at the same time. The roll of his life opens with the assertion that 15yearold darius weems, a wheelchairbound, african american young man stricken with duchenne.
Eleven of his best friends decided to take him out west on an unforgettable threeweek journey. Not only does dgw make you think and feel, it serves as a reminder that we, as human beings, have a capacity for greatness that cant be bound by the limitations of the physical world. Cleveland plain dealer the moving and inspiring documentary darius goes west has been winning audience choice awards at a dizzying number of film festivals across the country. For darius, who had never left his hometown of athens, ga. Since the film s debut, dariuss health has continued to decline. Darius has no idea the next moment in his life will one day be seen and celebrated by millions of people.
The films director logan smalley was also on campus to present the film. Sep 28, 2007 after seeing darius goes west, winner of more than 20 film festival awards, its impossible for audiences to forget his raucous giggles when he swims in the ocean for the first time. The most popular, most talked about film of the cleveland international film festival by far. Sep 09, 2009 the roots of the film darius goes west lie in smalleys idea to help his lifelong friend see some of the world beyond athens, ga. Thus, in the summer of 2005, with the help of eleven young friends, 15yearold darius set off on a road trip across the united states with the. Darius goes west 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
He reasoned that by motivating students to become honorary th crew members, a cure for dmd would come much quicker. Smalley had been part of a ugasponsored studyabroad course at. And that is what makes the documentary darius goes west. This movie shows the hardships that darius sufferes with muscular dystrophy. Darius 7,000plus mile adventure was filmed from start to finish, resulting in a documentary called darius goes west. The roll of his life is a documentary by logan smalley about darius weems, a teenager afflicted with duchenne muscular dystrophy who embarked during the summer of 2005 on a 7,000 mile road trip across the united states to promote awareness of the fatal disease duchenne muscular dystrophy, and to raise money for research into a cure. Darius and his documentary are at phillips center thursday.
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