In 2007, the darling of the Oxford Film Festival was Darius Weems with his friends from Athens, GA. Darius and the guys will return to Oxford tonight for two shows at the Powerhouse at 7:00 and 9:15. I highly recommend you check it out.
Here’s the synopsis from the Darius Goes West site:
Darius Weems, a 15-year-old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, had never left his hometown of Athens, Georgia. In the summer of 2005, he and a group of young college students traveled across the country in a wheelchair-accessible RV to test accessibility in America. Their ultimate goal was to reach Los Angeles and convince MTV’s hit show, “Pimp My Ride,” to customize Darius’s wheelchair. Along the way, they found joy, brotherhood, and the knowledge that life, even when imperfect, is always worth the ride.
Darius and most of the crew came to Oxford for the festival in 2007, and we all fell in love. It’s a movie that makes you laugh while crying, literally. Darius Goes West is now available on DVD. I love the movie so much that I gave it to a few friends and family for Christmas.
A clip from Darius Goes West
Go to video details at Youtube >
Go to video of Darius and Logan on The Today Show >
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