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One Man's Journey series

A three part series directed by Robert Perkins
color, 168 min, 1987-2004

One Man's Journey is a three-part series featuring naturalist/explorer/filmmaker Robert Perkins paddling his canoe through his personal and geographic journeys. All three films were broadcast on WGBH in the winter of 2005.

"One Man's Journey... is an adventure story, but not the kind with bravado or derring-do. Instead, it's the contemplative, solitary kind... Much of the film consists of radiant nature shots narrated by Mr. Perkins as he reflects on the meaning of life... the movie is also unexpectedly stirring, informed by Mr. Perkins's considerable, if dark, charm, and the beauty of the remote landscapes he is drawn to. (The film's) meditative style becomes hypnotic..." - New York Times

Films in the One Man's Journey series:
PART 1: Into the Great Solitude
PART 2: Talking to Angels
PART 3: The Crocodile River

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One Man's Journey series