The World Before Your Feet

In select theaters
November 16^th 2018

95 minutes

English

There are 8,000 miles of sidewalks, paths and roads in New York City, and for the past six years Matt Green has been walking them all–every street, every block, every pedestrian overpass, park lane and hiking trail. A journey that stretches from the heart of Harlem to the marshes of Staten Island, Matt’s walk is a pursuit of anything that catches his eye, be it a national landmark or a humble manhole cover. Over time Matt has amassed an encyclopedia of surprising New York trivia and underground history, informed by his own research and conversations with the amused but supportive New Yorkers he encounters along the way. Forgoing his former engineering job, his apartment, and most of his possessions, Matt sustains his endeavor through couch-surfing, cat-sitting and a $15 per day budget. He’s not sure exactly why he’s doing it, only knowing that there’s no other way he’d rather spend his days. Directed by Jeremy Workman, The World Before Your Feet is an authentic tribute to New York and the freedom to be found in the simple act of putting on one’s shoes and taking a walk outside.

starring...

Matt Green

Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor

Jeremy Workman

Executive Producer

Jesse Eisenberg, Allen Altman, Cathie Altman

Original Score

Carly Comando, Tom Rosenthal

Additional Music

Maz Avery Lichrenstein, Helen Jane Long, Rhonda Mackert, Haydn Miles

Co-Producer

Lucas Verga

89% on the CINEMETER

MIL

94% - Oct 14, 2018

Matt Green--I will always remember that name and the world that he revealed to me. So happy that people who know/love him are included for balance/reality check on what drives a person and what the importance of relationships may be in our lives. There is a human connection and a connection to nature on what Green is doing.
Milwaukee Member

This film touched my heart--I'm not quite sure why. It's about humans and the human condition. One would hope it makes us want to evaluate or reevaluate our own life. We walk in the world. He is free. Few of us are free.
Milwaukee Member

Fascinating slice of life, and a slice of a life.
Milwaukee Member

Great film for self-contemplation.
Milwaukee Member

Excellent and inspiring!
Milwaukee Member

I had different expectations but was pleasantly surprised at how this movie humanized NY and did not show just the glitz. Well done. (But you can always do these things when you already have money and leach off others for support).
Milwaukee Member

Loved it! I want to walk every street in Franklin, WI.
Milwaukee Member

Loved it! (Only comment in 5 different cards)
Milwaukee Member

STL

85% - Oct 28, 2018

What I loved about this film--Matt's, Jeremy's, and crews' ability to capture the humanity in diversity and "real-ness" of New York City--the pulse! Their enthusiasm and dedication to this project has been inspiring to share in.
St. Louis Member

So incredible and screened at the perfect time. The film perfectly captured the humanity of a city, and showed such great hope at a time when we all need it. I have spent time walking NYC, but will do so with a fresh eye and enthusiasm, love finding beauty in everything. But I once dated a guy who lived "off the grid" and while I respected his ethos, it was maddening. He forever informed certain views of life I have today, though.
St. Louis Member

John Muir said you can't possibly know a place without walking it. This film provided a constant reminder of that.
St. Louis Member

Beautiful movie. If Thoreau were alive today, he would be Matt Green.It's hard to see the trees for the forest, but Green reminds us to try. Especially today, we should slow down, really SEE the world and try not to destroy it.
St. Louis Member

An inspiring movie. Any time we can see a film that helps expand OUR world is time well spent.
St. Louis Member

As a person born, raised in New York, I found much to recommend this film. Surprised at the extend of the "wild places" in and around the city. Great job by Matt and his cinematographer! [Jeremy Workman]
St. Louis Member

I saw many things in my city that I had never seen. Wished he had shown the Upper West Side and the area in Brooklyn near Brooklyn College. Loved his interaction with people on the street. He approached his project like the engineer he was--methodical, super organized, very measured. And, yes, I loved it and we should LIVE every day.
St. Louis Member

A homage to the quest for discovery; to greatness of wanderlust, unending human curiosity. Fabulous photography! Shows the wonderful diversity of any land and people.
St. Louis Member

ATL

92% - Oct 28, 2018

This film is why I come to Cinema Club. Matt is a true minimalist. Nice to see the contrast of walking and observing versus the people he passes absorbed in their cell phones. As an urban sociologist, this movie spoke to my soul. So glad the film addressed (although briefly) race and the privilege of walking while white. Loved the guest speakers.
Atlanta Member

Loved this film! I am inspired to really practice observation.
Atlanta Member

What a lovely film! I enjoyed seeing his openness with others and the sense of all the myriad lives and neighborhoods in NYC. Especially liked the alternate glimpse of him through the eyes of his ex-girlfriends.
Atlanta Member

I found this film to be oddly enthralling and a perfect illustration of how one can live a "large" life by concentrating on the small things.
Atlanta Member

Clever—part Seinfield episode—“A walk about nothing: part neighbor’s slide show of their vacation in NYC. Matt’s personality made this film—easy to engage with him.
Atlanta Member

I love this movie. Having lived in NYC and asa runner, I've run so many streets. His ability to communicate the essence of being present and observant was wonderful. A search for simplicity.
Atlanta Member

83% - Oct 21, 2018

Fascinating! A 21st-century Homer's Odyssey.
San Francisco Member

Enthralling! Turning Matt's quest into a viewable movie was a directorial tour-de-force.
San Francisco Member

As the hymn says, "'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be free." And Matt's gift of simple truths is exactly the right palliative for today's lost morality. I loved it!
San Francisco Member

Can't stop to write - gotta get my walking shoes on.
San Francisco Member

What a great country, where a lunatic like Matt can wander around loose without getting locked up.
San Francisco Member

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