"A poetry film by Kai Carlson-Wee"26 July 20145 mins
Through video, photography, poetry, and music, the film creates an associative narrative structure that seeks to explore rural American landscapes, spiritual poverty, and the experience of traveling by freight. Shot during a freight-hopping trip with Kai and his brother Anders from Oakland to Portland, summer 2014.
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