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Facing West

Name: Facing West
Director: H. Paul Moon
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-02-01
Duration: 9 min
Cast: Darrel Blaine Ford, Adalie Morales

2020 0hr : 9m Drama

A cinematic setting of poems by Walt Whitman that span his whole life's work, commemorating his bicentennial year. Features the poet's Long Island native "personator" Darrel Blaine Ford, manifesting and reciting "Song of Myself," "There Was a Child Went Forth," "Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun" and "Facing West From California's Shores." Filmed at the poet's birthplace, the Long Island shore, Manhattan, and where West meets East.

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Darrel Blaine FordWalt Whitman

Adalie MoralesGirl

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Why it may be worth watching

Facing West combines Drama elements in one feature.
The principal cast includes Darrel Blaine Ford, Adalie Morales.

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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.

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walt whitman