Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story (2019)

Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story: Directed by Julie Sokolow. With Jim Baumer, Mark Baumer, Mary Baumer. BAREFOOT is a portrait of Mark Baumer, a writer and activist who walked barefoot for over 100 days to protest climate change. In a voice The New Yorker praised as “reminiscent of Andy Kaufman

“IN A NUTSHELL:nIn a word: Ouch! Barefoot! Mark Baumer was a writer, poet, and activist who decided to walk barefoot across America to bring awareness to Climate Change and other environmental issues. Whether or not you believe in global warming, you canu0026#39;t deny Marku0026#39;s enthusiasm and passion for his cause and goal. The timing of this movieu0026#39;s release is just as relevant as ever. Lovingly edited from Baumeru0026#39;s own self-recorded videos, award-winning filmmaker Julie Sokolow creates an inspiring tribute to a remarkable person who lived with passion.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMark explains in the film, u0026quot;My journey across the country is a metaphor to not give up.u0026quot; He literally walked his talk. In fact, he considered it an art form. Warning: you may just want to take off your shoes and go for a walk in nature after you see this inspiring film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTIPS FOR PARENTS:nBecause of Marku0026#39;s personal beliefs and the timing of his walking adventure, the film is very political and anti-Trump.nNo profanity.nTalk of life and death.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTHEMES:nThe movie opens with this line by Mark Baumer: u0026quot;Itu0026#39;s amazing how often we all forget this is the only opportunity we are ever going to have to live this life.u0026quot;nEveryone wants to make a positive difference in the world.nLife is more than soul-sucking work.nPassionnTake actionnEnvironmentalismu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTHINGS I LIKED:nI loved the exuberance of Marku0026#39;s first day of his adventure. He laughs and yells, u0026quot;Oh, this is so beautiful! Thank you, Earth! Ha Ha! Itu0026#39;s Earth! Look at Earth!u0026quot;nMark has a fun, quirky, and entertaining personality in his video diary. His comments are insightful and hilarious at times.nIt was interesting to see the various things he ate on his journey: leaves, mushrooms, Hummus, garbanzo beans, etc.nIt was so touching to see how many people stopped him to offer him shoes and food.nThe timing of Marku0026#39;s adventure was during President Trumpu0026#39;s first election, so it was interesting to watch his reactions to the campaign and all that was happening at the time.nIt was impressive to see the sheer quantity of content he produced while walking each day. He posted videos on YouTube, wrote poetry, updated his blog, and edited everything from his cell phone.nIt was cute how everyone talked about his feet as if they were a separate entity or person.nIt was sweet to see the outpouring of love and support for Mark from people all over the world. If youu0026#39;re touched by Marku0026#39;s story, you can donate money to the Mark Baumer Sustainability Fund online. His parents created it to support the causes that Mark was so passionate about.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTHINGS I DIDNu0026#39;T LIKE:nPeople being interviewed at the beginning of the movie talk about Mark in past-tense, giving the viewers the idea that Mark passed away. I didnu0026#39;t know anything about him before I watched this film, so I was sad to learn within minutes of starting the movie that it was going to end in tragedy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFUNNY LINES:nu0026quot;I donu0026#39;t want to live in a world where penguins donu0026#39;t exist!u0026quot; – Mark Baumernu0026quot;Wait, that math canu0026#39;t be right. What is $100 million minus $1000?u0026quot; – Mark Baumernu0026quot;Woah! I canu0026#39;t believe my red pepper has a green pepper inside it!u0026quot; – Mark Baumernu0026quot;Thank you, world, for all the things I get to touch with my eyeballs!u0026quot; – Mark Baumeru003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eINTERESTING LINES:nu0026quot;If youu0026#39;re worried about not getting dead, then you gotta enjoy it when youu0026#39;re not being dead where you are at this exact moment.u0026quot; – Mark Baumernu0026quot;Iu0026#39;m doing it! Iu0026#39;m doing it!u0026quot; – Mark Baumernu0026quot;If we canu0026#39;t coexist with the earth, the earth will find a way to rid itself of us.u0026quot; – Marku0026#39;s dadnu0026quot;If thereu0026#39;s a heaven, itu0026#39;s this earth and we should do all we can to make sure it exists after weu0026#39;re gone.u0026quot; – Marknu0026quot;If you had to make heaven from scratch, you couldnu0026#39;t create something as beautiful and as perfect as this earth.u0026quot; – Marku003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYou can see the rest of my review on my Movie Review Mom channel!”