Eric Saperston
Eric Saperston is an American author, director, and professional speaker.
Career[edit]
In 2001, Saperston wrote and directed The Journey. It documents a cross-country trip he started in 1995 with three friends in a VW bus. The original intention for the trip was to follow the Grateful Dead and work a ski season in Aspen, Colorado. Challenged by a college mentor to make the trip more meaningful, Saperston began calling people he considered to be extraordinary and asked them out for a cup of coffee. The film documents conversations with former president Jimmy Carter, actor Henry Winkler, and leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith, among others.
The film was screened at a number of film festivals including South by Southwest, the Atlanta Film Festival, and the Phoenix Film Festival, and was reviewed in the New York Times[1] and The Washington Post.[2] It won a number of awards, including "Most Memorable Film Award" at the 2003 South by Southwest film festival, and was purchased for distribution by Seventh Art Releasing.[3][4] Saperston was featured in Fast Company magazine for The Journey[5] and interviewed on CNN.[6] In 2003, Coca-Cola sponsored a tour of 45 universities to screen The Journey for student audiences.[7]
Saperston published Live in Wonder in 2009. The book consists of inspirational quotes and leading questions readers can use to ask themselves or others. Peter Pauper Press published a journal to accompany the book. In 2016, Saperston was featured on Seattle's King5 News to promote his book and Live in Wonder campaign.[8] A new edition of the book has been published in 2018.
References[edit]
- ^ Mitchell, Elvis (26 October 2001). "FILM REVIEW; Doing the Right Thing By Taking to the Road". The New York Times.
- ^ "O Brother, Which Art Thou?". Washington Post.
- ^ "A Decade Under the Influence". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Savlov, Marc. "The Next Step". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Pink, Daniel H. (31 January 2002). "Are You on the Bus?". Fast Company.
- ^ "Transcripts". CNN.com.
- ^ "Coca-Cola marketing Sprite with local film". The Business Journals.
- ^ Ring, Su. "One man's quest to inspire a billion people to Live in Wonder", KHII-TV, 17 October 2016.