Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul

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Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul, produced, directed, & edited by Huey, 114 minutes, 2017.    Selected for screening at: Maine International Film Festival (premiere), Vermont International Film Festival, Morgan Library and Museum, NYC, University of Notre Dame, Thoreau 200 Conference at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Native American Programs, University of Maine, AMC Annual Summit, Thoreau Society Annual Gatherings, and other venues.

“…this documentary capturing important aspects of Thoreau’s life and writings is highly recommended.”          Video Librarian, May 2018

Made over the course of 13 years, Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul tells the story of Thoreau in his time and the story of the impact Thoreau’s writings and lifestyle have in our time.

Surveyor of the Soul  has interviews and commentary by: Laura Dassow Walls (author, Henry David Thoreau: A Life), Bill McKibben, Howard Zinn, Richard Primack, Megan Marshall, Rep. John Lewis, Robert Bly, Wai Chee Dimock, Spencer Crew, Darren Ranco (Penobscot), Rochelle Johnson, and more.

“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, Appalachia, Winter/Spring 2019

2020

June 14,  Webinar on Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul with panel discussion: Huey,. Laura Dassow Walls, Matt Schlein, Sandra Harbert Petrulionis, followed by a screening of the film.  Sponsored by the Thoreau Society.  Click here for Archive of the panel discussion 

July 23, 8PM, Vermont PBS  ON TV in Vermont.  Online after that for anyone

 

2019
September 26,  Maine Historical Society, Portland, ME, screening, Wilderness and Spirit: A Mountain Called Katahdin, Q&A with Huey
August 21, Monson Arts, Monson, ME Q&A with Huey
August 1, Broadcast on Vermont Public Television
July 14, Concord Museum, Thoreau Society’s Annual Gathering, Concord, MA, with guest Laura Dassow Walls, author Henry David Thoreau: A Life
April 5, Little Theater, Rochester, NY and SUNY Geneseo, with guest Laura Dassow Walls film’s lead scholar consultant and author, Henry David Thoreau:A Life
February 10, Broadcast Maine Public Television
January 26, Workshop Presentation of Surveyor of the Soul, Annual Summit, AMC (Appalachian Mountain Club), Norwood, MA
January 3 & 5, Broadcast Maine Public Television

2018
December 6, Broadcast Maine Public Television 
December 3, Maine Public Radio, Maine Calling, guest with Darren Ranco , Chair of Native American Programs, University of Maine, Kristen Case,  Assistant Professor of English,University of Maine, Farmington
November 14,  Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
October 25, Presentation, Woodin Environmental Colloquium, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. 
October 24,  Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. With guest featured in thefilmMatt Schlein, director Walden Project, Vergennes High School Vergennes, VT and Rebecca Kneale Gould, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and member of the board of the Thoreau Society.
October 20,  Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock, PA.  With guests featured in  film: Rochelle Johnson, Professor of English & Environmental Studies at the College of Idaho and Sandra Harbert Petrulionis, Distinguished Professor of English and American Studies at Penn State Altoona.   
October 18, Vermont International Film Festival, Burlington, VT
October 1, St. Joseph’s College, Standish, ME.
May 2 - Thoreau 200 Conference, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
April 12 - Notre Dame University, IN, with Laura Dassow Walls 

2017
July 15  World Premiere, Waterville Opera House, Waterville, ME • Part of the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF)
July 16 Thoreau Society Annual Gathering, Concord, MA
July 18 Maine International Film Festival, Waterville, ME
July 20 The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY
July 31 MIFF in the Mountains, Rangeley, ME
September 15 & 16, MIFF in Bar Harbor, Bar Harbor, ME
September 22 , Thoreau Symposium, University of Maine Farmington (ME)
October 11,  Native American Center, University of Maine, Orono ME
October 16,  University of New England, Biddeford ME
October 22,  Concord Museum,  Concord MA
October 26,  University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME
November 2, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho

 

 

 

 

 

 

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