He Gave Up Speaking, To Expand Environmental Consciousness; Oscar Contender ‘Planetwalker’ Documents Profound Journey Of John Francis
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deadline.comA tall man with a warm smile ambles along rural byways, a backpack over his shoulders and a banjo around his neck, strumming as he strolls through Northern California.
He does not speak, communicating with his instrument and a kind of self-created sign language. This was the unusual sight witnessed by residents of Point Reyes and other towns in the 1970s.
The man they eyed bore the name of John Francis and though he proceeded at an unhurried pace, there was purpose to his walk.
To a select few, he handed a printout that read, “John gave up the use of motorized vehicles not long after an oil spill in San Francisco Bay in 1972.
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