Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul

Documentary film by Huey

December 6, 2018, 10 PM, Broadcast Maine Public Television

January 3, 2019, 10PM, Broadcast Maine Public Television

January 5, 2019, 11AM, Broadcast Maine Public Television

January 26, Workshop Presentation of Surveyor of the Soul, Annual Summit, Appalachian Mountain Club, Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Norwood, MA

Listen to an interview with participants on Maine Public Radio. Find information on additional screenings.

“If you are not yet a Thoreau enthusiast, this beautiful, engrossing documentary just might turn you into one. If you already are, it will remind you of the many reasons why,”  Lucille Stott, forthcoming in December issue, Appalachia.

Produced, directed, and edited by Huey, 114 minutes, 2017.  Lead Scholar Consultant, Laura Dassow Walls.  Featuring: Rochelle L. Johnson, Bill McKibben, Howard Zinn, Megan Marshall, Sandra Harbert Petrulionis, Spencer Crew, Darren Ranco (Penobscot), and more.  Music supervision Dillon Bustin, featuring Grey Larsen performing on Irish flute.  Major funding provided by the University of Notre Dame.

Thoreau wrote that he “was born in the nick of time” in Concord, Massachusetts and went on to famously write about building a cabin and living at Walden Pond. This film tells the story of his life and his time at Walden Pond as well as the impact his writings have had on environmental issues, civil rights and individual thinking in our time.