The Same River Twice (2003)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Robb Moss

Genre:

Documentary | Adventure

Plot:

From peyote to prozac, a sensitive portrait of five former hippies now approaching middle age. |

Plot Keywords:

Prozac | Peyote | Bare Breasts | Politics | Grand Canyon

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Directed by
Robb Moss

Produced by
Linda Morgenstern	....	associate producer
Robb Moss	....	producer

Cinematography by
Robb Moss

Film Editing by
Karen Schmeer

Sound Department
Richard Bock	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Amanda Micheli	....	additional photographer
Rick Shaw	....	additional photographer

Editorial Department
Andrew Bujalski	....	assistant editor
Craig Ginsberg	....	assistant editor
Jesse Lichtenstein	....	assistant editor
Mark Meatto	....	assistant editor
Dan Shea	....	assistant editor
Julie Kahn Zunder	....	on-line editor: OutPost (as Julie Kahn)

Music Department
Cathy Carapella	....	music rights: Diamond Time

Other crew
Sandra Forman	....	legal services
Karen Shatzkin	....	legal services

Thanks
Dia Sokol	....	thanks

Distributors

• Balcony Releasing (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Next Life Films (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Diamond Time  music rights
• OutPost  on-line editing

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Movie Connections:

References Beat the Devil (1953)

8/10

In this documentary, we look at a rafting trip from 20 years ago, and the bearded nudists that were on it do, too, and we examine how their lives have changed. The one hippie who's remained true to his late '70s lifestyle is just plain eccentric and weird now, spending his time in the bush with plans to build a tiny house. The rest of the rafters have become middle-aged family people. You couldn't say the movie is full of revelations or profundity, but it's slow and honest. For me, I thought the most interesting thing was watching how these aging hippies acted around their children, who would probably never know their parents used mescaline and climbed canyon-sides naked. 8/10