The World Before Your Feet

The World Before Your Feet is a 2018 American documentary film directed by filmmaker Jeremy Workman about Matt Green's mission to walk every street of New York City, a journey of over 8000 miles.[1] The film also marked the producing debut of actor Jesse Eisenberg.[2]

The World Before Your Feet
Directed byJeremy Workman
Produced byJeremy Workman, Jesse Eisenberg
Music byCarly Comando, Max Avery Lichtenstein, Tom Rosenthal, Rhonda Mackert
CinematographyJeremy Workman
Edited byJeremy Workman
Distributed byGreenwich Entertainment[1]
Release date
  • March 2018 (2018-03) (South by Southwest)
  • November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
Box office$328,644

First presented at numerous film festivals, The World Before Your Feet was released theatrically on November 21, 2018 through distributor Greenwich Entertainment.[3] Widely praised upon its release, the documentary currently holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4]

Release

The documentary premiered in competition at the 2018 South by Southwest Film Festival where it was acquired by distributor Greenwich Entertainment.[5] It was released theatrically on November 21, 2018,[6] screening in over 70 cities across the United States and Canada[7] during a nearly five month theatrical run.[8]

Following its theatrical run, the film was subsequently made available on multiple streaming sites, including Amazon Prime.[9] A special edition DVD/Blu-ray has been released through Kino Lorber.[10]

Reception

The film was widely praised upon its release. It has a 100% positive rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews.[4] It holds a 7.6 User Rating on IMDB[11] and a 4.4 rating (out of 5) on Amazon.[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, indicating "favorable reviews".[13]

The film was a Critic's Pick in The New York Times, in which critic Ben Kenigsberg stated that "after watching The World Before Your Feet, it’s difficult to look at the city the same way."[1] It was a Critic's Choice of the Los Angeles Times, in which critic Michael Rechtshaffen stated that the film is "inspiring and enlightening... Filmmaker Workman, who's behind [Green] every step of the way without ever getting in the way, allows the city and its colorful denizens to take center stage."[14] Entertainment Weekly called the film "an eye-opening stroll with a stranger"[15] while The Playlist described it as "an utterly compelling joy."[16] San Francisco Chronicle, in a highly positive review, said that "It's hard to see Green in action and not think of traditional pilgrims on holy journeys and, perhaps, hermits or monks or others who have withdrawn from regular life"[17] and Rex Reed of The New York Observer stated "New York, New York, it's a wonderful town. This movie proves it like none other."[18]

See also

References
  1. Kenigsberg, Ben (November 21, 2018). "'The World Before Your Feet' Review: Walk a Mile — or 8,000 — in Another Man's Shoes". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  2. Setoodeh, Ramin (March 11, 2018). "Jesse Eisenberg on SXSW Doc 'The World Before Your Feet,' Returning to Lex Luthor". Variety. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. "Greenwich Entertainment The World Before Your Feet".
  4. "The World Before Your Feet". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. "Greenwich Acquires Jeremy Workman's SXSW Documentary THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET". Broadway World. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  6. "Quad Cinema The World Before Your Feet".
  7. "Get Tickets". The World Before Your Feet Official Website. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "The World Before Your Feet". Box Office Mojo.
  9. "The World Before Your Feet". Amazon.
  10. "The World Before Your Feet". Kino Lorber.
  11. "The World Before Your Feet". IMDB.
  12. "The World Before Your Feet". Amazon.
  13. "The World Before Your Feet", Metacritic
  14. Rechtshaffen, Michael. "Man walks New York step by step, borough by borough in the uplifting documentary 'The World Before Your Feet'". Los Angeles Times.
  15. Schwartz, Dana. "The World Before Your Feet is an eye-opening stroll with a stranger: EW review". Entertainment Weekly.
  16. Garrison, Gary. "'The World Before Your Feet' Is A Delightful Stroll Through The Pleasures Of Walking". The Playlist.
  17. Addiego, Walter. "He's out to walk the streets of New York — all of them". San Francisco Chronicle.
  18. Reed, Rex. "Meet The 'Independently Homeless' Guy Who Walked Every Single New York City Street". The New York Observer.
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