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Facing West
Facing West

Facing West

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Drama

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A cinematic setting of poems by Walt Whitman that span his whole life's work, commemorating his bicentennial year. Features the poet's Long Island native "personator" Darrel Blaine Ford, manifesting and reciting "Song of Myself," "There Was a Child Went Forth," "Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun" and "Facing West From California's Shores." Filmed at the poet's birthplace, the Long Island shore, Manhattan, and where West meets East.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

9 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 February 2020

Country

United States of America

Cast

Darrel Blaine Ford

Darrel Blaine Ford

Walt Whitman

Adalie Morales

Adalie Morales

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