BAREFOOT: The Mark Baumer Story

Running time: 87 mins

How can one person save the world?

Julie Sokolow (Aspie Seeks Love, Cinequest 2015) brings to life this loving portrait of Mark Baumer, a passionately – and boisterously – committed environmental activist, avant-garde writer, and vegan, who hiked barefoot for 100 days across America to draw attention to climate change. In a voice The New Yorker praised as “reminiscent of Andy Kaufman,” Baumer narrates his walk in self-recorded videos, sharing his offbeat take on life and how we all can make a difference. Skillfully edited from Baumer’s intimate footage, along with interviews from family, friends, and more, it’s a moving portrait filled with laughs, tragedy, inspiration, and elation. A film about a man who loved life, loved the world, and it showed in everything he did.