"...In Pursuit of Panama seems to be surprising to everyone who sees it—one of those rare films where the viewer becomes a participant, and each participant's story fuses individually with the story on screen. It is an intricately metaphorical documentary, executed with a literary finesse rarely seen in first-time filmmakers. A film you must listen to closely. It is surely a real-life adventure through seven countries, but at its heart it's a film about the paths we take in that distinctive transition from youth to adulthood—a thoughtful look at the inhibitions that trap us and the freedoms we may attain, at the possibilities of our dreams, and the real, tangible practicalities of them. A documentary with the pace and feel of a movie, it's one of the few documentaries that I wanted to watch again as soon as it was over. And one of the few documentaries that may change the course of my own life—by the credits I was taking stock; and before the last credit rolled, I was dead set on bringing to life my own 'Panama' adventure..."

-Ben Shepard (contributor for SLUG Magazine)

"In Pursuit of Panama is an allegorical documentary about two life-long friends who embark on a seven-country road trip and document the endeavor in a struggle to recapture the clear and simple spirit of their childhood, and find its proper place, if any, in their emerging adulthood."

...It is an adventure that sweeps south—from Oregon to the far end of Central America. It is a journey of friendship from the cradled world of childhood to the uncertain beginnings of adulthood. It is a story saturating the unconscious of our unsettled generation—or perhaps every generation. ...

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