“Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quiestest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.” – Pat Conroy
When I got laid off from my job this past December, a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders. I had no money, no job, and nothing to tie me down. As soon as the New Year turned, something inside me turned as well. I told my brother I wanted to drive through all fifty states and film a documentary of the stories and voices from the economy collapse. Two weeks later, my brother quit his job, and we embarked on this journey called “The Recess Ends”
We’ve interviewed and captured hundreds of hours of footage. Many of the stories presented themselves as stand alone, individual pieces. The following clip below is titled: A Long Way From Home.
A Long Way From Home from B-Rilla on Vimeo.
Alaska, is truly the last frontier. As soon as we landed, we started driving. We didn’t know where we were going. We just wanted to go somewhere.
We ended up in Homer, Alaska.
At the edge of the sand spit, we met Claudio, his motor home, and his puppy golden retriever. He didn’t even have to say anything, and we knew he had found the purpose for his life.
Claudio, truly knows how to live. Something we can all learn from.
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Yo! Thanks for the shout out!
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Gorgeous part of the world, to be sure.
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Hal! I’ll see you in AK
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Agree with you totally, Austin– when you lose (or quit) your job, there’s something that opens up inside you and the universe to just make everything ok. Really enjoying the clips from “The Recess Ends.”
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Right on brother. We’ll keep you posted on it!
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i was poking aroung the site and ran across this… i grew up and live in Homer! i’m spending a year in the Netherlands but it was kind of crazy/cosmic to realize that horizon was the one i see everyday
thank you – you did a great job even just from the clip!
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Thanks for checking out the video. Homer is amazing. I definitely plan on going back. See you around the sand spit.
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buy a plane ticket. much faster.
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