| 3100: Run and Become | |
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| Directed by | Sanjay Rawal |
| Produced by | Tanya Meillier, Alexander Meillier, Sanjay Rawal |
| Edited by | Alexander Meillier |
| Music by | Michael A. Levine |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
3100: Run and Become is a documentary about why people run, with portraits of runners and what motivates them.[1] It was directed bySanjay Rawal.
The plot centers on the3100-mile race in New York City, and also followsAshprihanal Aalto, a Finnish courier, and Shamita, an Austrian cellist. The film captures the esoteric, spiritual side of running.[2] The film features such diverse locales as New York, to places around the world where ancient cultures have held running sacred, such as the forests ofFinland, mountains ofJapan, theKalahari Desert in Africa and theNavajo Nation Reservation in Arizona. It also features the stories of three other runners–Shaun Martin, a Navajo runner and Board Member of Wings of America, Gaolo of the San Bushmen of the Kalahari, and Gyoman-san of the Monks ofMt. Hiei, Japan.[citation needed]
Roberta Flack and the films composerMichael A. Levine contributed the songRunning. The song appears on the soundtrack for the documentary.[3][4]