Fundraising

Zak, Alex, and Amy are all really excited to be a part of history in the making and rolling it into "GREYBEARD: The Man, The Myth, The Mississippi." Projects like these are their passion and where they thrive. They donated their time to production. Now it's time for post-production. The film will be premiering at the Lookout Wild Film Festival in January 2023. A film like this may normally take 6 months to edit but we are going to do it in about 2 months to finish in time for the film fest. The only way to make that happen is to put off all the work that we do get paid for so we can focus exclusively on editing this film. In order to meet this deadline, they need your help to pay the bills while they edit! Please donate to our GoFundMe fundraiser at https://gofund.me/d963d0e2. Without you, this project will be near impossible. There is no too small or too large of a donation.

Greybeard: The Man, The Myth, The Mississippi Press Kit

The Film Crew:
Zak Rivers: 
- Director/Producer/Cinematographer 
Zak is an award-winning Photographer, Filmmaker, and Musician from Mankato, MN. While his client base is largely from MN, he has adventured and shot in Zion Natl. Park, Mt. Hood, the MN Boundary Waters, Cambodia, Big Bear CA, and recently Nepal/Mt. Everest. A professional photographer like no other. As Zak put it: “With an interest in a source-to-sea paddle of the Mississippi, I was introduced to Dale Sanders, a world record holder and paddler from Memphis. The spark of Dales backstory, upcoming Source-To-Sea world record attempt as the oldest human to through-paddle the length of the Mississippi, and ever present charisma was enough to convince me that an award winning Documentary could potentially be made.”
Alex Maier (Wilderness Mindset):
​- Producer/Cinematographer
Alex is an outdoor documentary filmmaker, and thru-hiker. His first film and long hike was in 2015 on the Pacific Northwest Trail. That hike changed his whole outlook on life and he has been working towards a career in outdoor filmmaking ever since. He went on to produce two more documentaries, one about the North Country Trail and another about the Hayduke Trail. Now he’s working on a fourth on the Continental Divide Trail with his girlfriend Amy Robin. Alex is interested in using nature and his movies as a tool to explore human consciousness, and personal growth. I first learned about Alex through his U-Tube Chanel, and after bing interviewed for his new film Mind, Body and Soul. He is also Co-CEO/ Owner, Wide Range Multimedia, LLC. Alex personifies excellence in nature and he will be an asset to the team.
Amy L. Robin (Wilderness Mindset):
 - Producer/Cinematographer
​Amy is a photographer, videographer, and adventurer. She's always been interested in cameras and nature. She seems to think they go hand in hand, and growing up in Montana gave her plenty of opportunities to put those two together with years of experience.

Amy has combined forces with her boyfriend, Alex Maier, to create Wilderness Mindset. They're planning their next personal documentary called Mind, Body, and Soul: The Nature of Well-Being. Amy believes in the power of nature so much she's decided to be vulnerable to show how nature can help heal the mind, body, and soul through a personal and private perspective. You can follow both Wilderness Mindset and Mind Body Soul Film on Facebook and Instagram.
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You will rarely meet Amy without her best friend Minnow being somewhere nearby. Where one goes, the other will follow. Together they are unstoppable and are ready for almost any adventure.
Kyle Johnson (Barred Spiral Media):
 - Cinematographer
Kyle Johnson is a Minnesota based Filmmaker, Astrophotographer and naturalist.  KJ has always had a fascination in nature, and photography. 


This passion has led him to working in the camera dept. on a number of independent feature films,  as well as operating a specialty Ronin II Stabilizer for the Minnesota Vikings. 


In 2019, he began focusing on astrophotography - using astronomy and photography to capture images of deep space. With a new perspective on nature, he started a YouTube channel called KJs Cosmos, as well as Barred Spiral Media, a production company focused around stories of adventure, geography and astronomy. 

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