Event

The World Before Your Feet

For over six years, Matt Green, 37, has been pursuing an unusual personal quest. He's walking every block of every street in New York City a journey of more than 8,000 miles that takes him through hundreds of neighborhoods. In order to pursue this project, Matt quit his job as an engineer, gave up his apartment, and discarded most of his possessions. He now lives on about $15 per day and couch-surfs at a multitude of apartments across the city. When hes not out walking, Matt spends his time researching the myriad curiosities that catch his eye during his journey be it a national landmark or a humble manhole cover. While he has devoted years of his life to this endeavor, Matt is not sure why he's doing it. He isnt writing a book or hoping to become a tour guide. He isnt walking for charity or for publicity. He just feels compelled to walk, and to seek out moments of understanding about his world and the people who live in it. From director Jeremy Workman (Magical Universe) and executive producer Jesse Eisenberg comes a film culled from more than 500 hours of footage shot over three years across every borough and in nearly every corner of this vast and vibrant city. It's a story of one mans peculiar personal mission, and the journey of discovery, humanity, and wonder that ensues. Initially a look at a single city and the people who live there, THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET unexpectedly transforms into a reflection on our larger world and its endless possibilities. And driving all of this is a simple story about a guy who is just walking around and seeing what he can see. In Attendance: Director Jeremy Workman, subject Matt Green

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