In 2001 Jon Muir and his dog, Seraphine, began an odyssey to cross Australia on foot, from the coast of South Australia to the north coast of Queensland. 128 days and 2,500 kilometers later, on the point of starvation and exhaustion, Jon arrived in Burketown, becoming the first person to walk solo and unassisted across the continent of Australia.

Jon Muir OAM is no stranger to extreme adventures. He has climbed Mt. Everest, walked to the South Pole and the North Pole, paddled alone in a sea kayak to the tip of Cape York; but this solo walk, which took him across four of the driest deserts in the world, was to be his toughest challenge to date. His only equipment was two trekking poles and a homemade cart, containing a few essentials, which he pulled behind him. The bulk of his food came from what he could hunt or gather along the way.

Alone Across Australia is a film about Jon's epic and spiritual journey into the heart and soul of Australia.

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Running time: 52 min., Year released: 2004
Close captioned?: N, Color?: Y
Avail. formats: dvd
ISBN: 1559746807
Language: English, Subtitled?: N
For classroom?: N, Study Guide?: N
Grade level: 7th and up

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Official Selection '04, 30 Film Festivals, including Full Frame, Silverdocs, Telluride, Hot Springs.

Winner of 18 international Film Festival awards, including People's Choice Award and Banff Mountain Film Festival

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