3100 film events around the world

3100: Run and Become was released last year in the US and since then has been opening in countries around the world. The documentary explores long-distance running in cultures around the world, including the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. Here are just a few of the things that have been happening around the world:

United States

There have been screenings of the documentary all over the US during 2018 and 2019. Scott Fauble, a top American marathoner (2:09), came to a screening in Flagstaff in September; he published a top-selling diary of his fall training season and mentioned that watching the documentary made his workouts seem a lot easier! Chris McDougall, author of the famous ultrarunning book Born to Run, hosted a screening of the movie in New York in February and commented that the film was one of the best running films he had seen. Dr. Dan Lieberman, a subject of Born to Run and one of the world's pre-eminent evolutationary biologists, hosted a screening at Harvard University the weekend of the Boston Marathon. He absolutely loved the film and how it linked running to prayer, remarking how there also exists tribal communities in India who run long distances with that very attitude.

The film is available now to watch online in the US and Canada.
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Bulgaria

In January, Sofia was the first European capital to present the premier, which was screened in the National Home of Culture. The premier was attended by Ashprihanal Aalto, the men's record holder and Ushika Muckenhummer, who competed in the race last year for the first time. They were joined by some of Bulgaria's best ultrarunners: Hristo Tsvetkov, 12 and 24 hour Bulgarian recordholder; Krasse Georgiev, the only Bulgarian to finish Badwater; Todor Dimitrov “El Capitan” national record holder for the 6-day race. After the movie, Krasse Georgiev commented “While I was watching the movie I thought to myself: 'What I do is a summer vacation in comparison with what these boys do.'" The film has also been invited to screen in the International Red Cross Film Festival in Varna this summer; the festival director, Bozhidar Manov had some very nice things to say about the film. The premiere was broadcast on the national TV station, along with an interview with Ashprihanal and Ushika.

Bali

In February, the Indonesian premiere took place in Denpasar. The film's director, Sanjay Rawal, was on hand to answer questions, along with many 3100 mile runners, including the women's record holder, Kaneenika Janakova from Slovakia.