Behaviors of the Backpacker

54 minutes     Documentary

300 miles across New Zealand on foot

Intended Audience: Mature

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To make BEHAVIORS OF THE BACKPACKER, Sandor Lau, a Chinese/Hungarian-American film student and Fulbright scholar, walked 300 miles alone from Auckland to Cape Reinga, New Zealand's geographic and spiritual tip. This black comedy road trip documentary records the stories of backpackers from around the world, organic farmers, hostel owners, tour operators, Maori communities, and the filmmaker himself. On his journey, Sandor discovers how much a toothbrush handle weighs, why we spend our lives walking backwards, and the true distance to home.

Meet the Filmmaker

  • Directed by: Sándor Lau
  • Written by: Sándor Lau
  • Produced by: Sándor Lau
  • Run Time: 54 minutes
  • Release Date: 2003
  • Country: United States of America
  • Intended Audience: mature
  • Website Behaviors of the Backpacker
Directed by Sándor Lau

Written by Sándor Lau

Produced by Sándor Lau

Cast
Sándor Lau:
Baz:
Belinda Sloane:
Ngahau Davis:
Peter Kitchen:
Monique Maessen:
Crew
Sándor Lau:
Sándor Lau:
Matthew Brennan:
Ralph Bennett:
Rerewa Kingi:
Karl Paraha:
Thomas Attwood: