Running On Fumes: An Adventure in America

Series produced by Elliot Ward

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Join two college kids as they learn about what it means to be an American on a cross-country road trip

We live in a diverse country, where its hard to say what exactly it means to be an American. Marc Casale and Elliot Ward embark on a 9,000 mile road trip to ask any and every American they can find what America means to them. The documentary takes two parts, the first looks at the American dream in the south through the eyes of the director of a homeless shelter in Charleston and a lawyer in Baton Rouge. The second explores freedom in the west, comparing the motivations and lifestyles of Mormons at BYU and a very curious hermit in the hills of California. As the stories weave in and out the question of what makes America America and what makes an American American become both more clear and more confused. Following Marc and Elliot as they engage these stories and try to make sense of their contradictions brings a sense of hope, striving, and openness to a country that desperately needs all three. Hide full description

We live in a diverse country, where its hard to say what exactly it means to be an American. Marc Casale and Elliot Ward embark on a 9,000 mile road trip to ask any and every American they can find what America means to them. The documentary takes two parts, the first looks at the American dream in the south through the eyes of the director of a homeless shelter in Charleston and a lawyer in Baton Rouge. The second explores freedom in the west, comparing the motivations and lifestyles of Mormons at BYU and a very curious hermit in the hills of California. As the stories weave in and out the question of what makes America America and what makes an American American become both more clear and more confused. Following Marc and Elliot as they engage these stories and try to make sense of... Show full description


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Exploring the idea of freedom in the American west through Mormons at BYU and a hermit in the hills of California

  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 20:05
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Exploring the American dream through a homless shelter in Charleston and a lawyer in Baton Rouge

  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 24:59