Big River Man
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Directed byJohn Maringouin
Written byMolly Lynch
John Maringouin
John Maringouin
Produced byMaria Florio
Molly Lynch
John Maringouin
Kevin Ragsdale
Roger M. Mayer
Molly Hassell
Molly Lynch
John Maringouin
Kevin Ragsdale
Roger M. Mayer
Molly Hassell
StarringMartin Strel
Borut Strel
Matthew Mohlke
Borut Strel
Matthew Mohlke
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| Directed by | John Maringouin |
| Written by | Molly Lynch John Maringouin |
| Produced by | Maria Florio Molly Lynch John Maringouin Kevin Ragsdale Roger M. Mayer Molly Hassell |
| Starring | Martin Strel Borut Strel Matthew Mohlke |
| Cinematography | John Maringouin Paul Marchand James Clauer |
| Music by | Rich Ragsdale |
| Distributed by | IndiePix Films (US) (DVD) Planet Green us (TV) |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 |
Big River Man is a 2009 documentary film directed by John Maringouin. It follows the Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel as he swims the entire 3,300 mile length of the Amazon River, between February and April 2007.
The film was nominated for the grand Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won the Excellence in Cinematography Award (Maringouin also shot the film). It is being distributed by Revolver Entertainment and the Discovery Channel.
