Going Furthur

Going Furthur
Directed by	Lindsay Kent Colby Rex O'Neill Matt Pidutti
Story by	Lauren Harris Lindsay Kent Alexander Polinsky
Produced by	Lindsay Kent Colby Rex O'Neill Matt Pidutti
Starring	Wavy Gravy Alex Grey Allyson Grey Andrew Keegan Zane Kesey Troy Brandon Kingston Sam Cutler
Narrated by	Alexander Polinsky
Cinematography	Lindsay Kent Colby Rex O'Neill Matt Pidutti
Edited by	Lindsay Kent Colby Rex O'Neill Matt Pidutti
Music by	Joel 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]
Countries	United States Canada
Language	English

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. "First Screenings Of 'Going Furthur' Documentary Announced". JamBase.
2. "Going Furthur (2016)" – via www.cinemaclock.com.
3. "The bus that started a movement". BC Local News. May 18, 2016. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
7. DeWitt, David (13 July 2016). "'Prankster' film goes 'Further' in showing at Athena". The Athens NEWS.
8. "Maui Film Festival 2016 Program Guide". Issuu. 5 June 2016.
9. "AWFJ to Present EDA Awards at Whistler Film Festival — Jennifer Merin reports – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS". 27 November 2016.
10. "Byron Bay Film Festival 2016 Program". Issuu. 30 September 2016.
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

• Going Furthur at IMDb