3100: Run and Become
The film takes us to the highlands of Japan, the Kalahari Desert in Africa, the Navajo Nation in Arizona, the forests of Finland and the streets of NYC (the famed Self -Transcendence 3100 Mile Run) and captures the esoteric, spiritual side of running.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Sanjay Rawal
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