The World Before Your Feet

Streaming video - 2018

There are 8,000 miles of roads and paths in New York City and for the past six years Matt Green has been walking them all – every street, park, cemetery, beach, and bridge. It's a five-borough journey that stretches from the barbershops of the Bronx to the forests of Staten Island, from the Statue of Liberty to Times Square, with Matt amassing a surprisingly detailed knowledge of New York's history and people along the way. Something of a modern-day Thoreau, Matt gave up his former engineering job, his apartment, and most of his possessions, sustaining his endeavor through couch-surfing, cat-sitting and a {dollar}15-per-day budget. He’s not sure exactly why he’s doing it, only knowing that there’s no other way he’d rathe...r spend his days. Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the **SXSW Film Festival.** *"This well-made and intriguing documentary isn't about New York so much as it is about an unusual idea seen to fruition." - Odie Henderson, **RogerEbert.com*** more