In 1970, Forest Woodward’s father, Doug Woodward, led a trip down the Colorado River because water had always given him “a sense of wonder.” When Forest was born in 1986, Doug wrote his son a poem with the words “you always remember the path that leads you back to the important places.” In this short film produced by Gnarly Bay, Forest seeks to re-create his father’s original trip down the river. By observing his father back in this important place, he hopes to learn some of life’s lessons. Seeing him “not just alive but living again,” Forest finds that “there is a hell of a lot more to come down the river” and that “the joy is in the journey.”
Forest Woodward: http://www.forestwoodward.com/
Gnarly Bay: http://www.gnarlybay.com/
Q&A with Forest Woodward: http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/05/short-film-showcase-rediscovering-youth-on-the-colorado-river/
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