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Echo Horizon School Presents "In the Footsteps of Marco Polo"
Some people dream big dreams. Only a few bold adventurers live them. Meet author, explorer and filmmaker Denis Belliveau on September 24, 2012, from 7:00pm – 9:00pm at Echo Horizon School as he presents his Emmy® nominated PBS documentary, “In the Footsteps of Marco Polo.”
Equal parts travelogue, adventure story, history trek and buddy movie, the 90-minute film chronicles Belliveau and fellow explorer Francis O’Donnell’s two year odyssey retracing Marco Polo’s entire 25,000-mile, land-and-sea route from Venice to China and back. Relive the highs and lows as they venture on foot, horseback, camelback, in jeeps and trucks and boats and trains, surviving deadly firefights and capture in Afghanistan, the forbidding sands of the Taklamakan Desert and numerous interrogations from authorities threatening to derail their plans.
Listen as Marco Polo’s world comes to life through ancient lands and cultures, from the timeless camel caravans on the famed Silk Road to the expert horsemen of Mongolia and the tattooed tribes of Indonesia.
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Brimming with adventure, history, art, and no small amount of humor, IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARCO POLO is a unique cinematic, live talkback and book signing experience that audiences will not soon forget.
Please register to attend by Sept. 12 at echohorizonschool.eventbrite.com
This evening event is for adults only.
