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Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation
Synopsis
Exploring how the legacy of Jack Kerouac’s seminal novel 'On the Road' reflects in today’s America. The film interweaves stories of contemporary “on-the-roaders”, modern travellers and cultural figures including Josh Brolin, W. Kamau Bell and Natalie Merchant, who reveal how Kerouac’s quest for authentic experience resonates powerfully in our screen-saturated era - offering a lyrical meditation on what it means to truly experience the journey.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 89 min
- Format
- 4K
- Director
- Ebs Burnough
- Producer
- Eliza Hindmarch, John Battsek, Ebs Burnough
- Executive Producer
- Helen Parker, Johnny Fewings, Kerstin Emhoff, Ali Brown, Jim Sampas
- Editor
- Paul Trewartha
- Screenwriter
- Eliza Hindmarch
- Director of Photography
- Tim Cragg
- Music
- John Forté
- Principal Cast
- With contributions from: Michael Imperioli, W. Kamau Bell, Josh Brolin, Matt Dillon, Natalie Merchant, Ann Charters, David Amram, Jay McInerney, Kim Jones, Jean-Christophe Cloutier, Joyce Johnson, Diana Langley, Tenaj Melendras, Faustino Melendras, Amir Staten, Angel Staten, Karlynne Staten
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Production status
Complete
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Last updated 22nd April 2025
