Underplayed Gems

Craigslist Joe (2012)

Craigslist Joe poster
Directed by
Joseph Garner
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man travels across the United States for a month using only Craigslist for food, shelter, and transportation. He relies on strangers he meets through the website to get by without any money or contact with people he already knows.

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What happens

Craigslist Joe is a 2012 documentary film that follows Joseph Garner for a month of travel across the United States, solely supporting himself by contacting people on the website Craigslist. He spent the month without using any form of currency and without contacting people he already knew, relying on Craigslist users' "kindness and generosity". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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