Meet the Goodwins. Photo: Cody Welsh

Given and Aamion. Photo: Cody Welsh

"Given didnt really want to be making a movie. But he kind of warmed up to us over the year that we traveled." Director Jess Bianchi Photo: Cody Welsh

Navigating the subway to the Rockaways. Photo: Cody Welsh

Australia. Pumping. Photo: Cody Welsh

Slow yourself down and youll see so much more. That quickly became the mantra of the film. Photo: Cody Welsh

Daize. Australia. Photo: Cody Welsh

Aamion and Daize. Fiji. Photo: Cody Welsh

Given and True. Fiji. Photo: Cody Welsh

Fiji. Photo: Cody Welsh

Aamion and Given. And fish. Photo: Cody Welsh

Aamion and a horse with 80s metal hair band locks. Photo: Cody Welsh

Iceland. Photo: Cody Welsh

Iceland. Photo: Cody Welsh

The grass is always greener. In Ireland. Photo: Cody Welsh

Ireland. Photo: Cody Welsh

Aamion and Given. Ireland. Photo: Cody Welsh

Irish tubes. Photo: Cody Welsh

Photo: Cody Welsh

Daize. Photo: Cody Welsh

Navigating a market in Israel. Photo: Cody Welsh

Israel. Photo: Cody Welsh

Daize and True. Israel. Photo: Cody Welsh

Given and Aamion. Israel. Photo: Cody Welsh

Given. Marshall Islands. Photo: Cody Welsh

Photo: Cody Welsh

Morocco. Photo: Cody Welsh

Morocco. Photo: Cody Welsh

Morocco. Photo: Cody Welsh

Morocco. Photo: Cody Welsh

Morocco. Photo: Cody Welsh

Morocco. Photo: Cody Welsh

Aamion. Nepal. Photo: Cody Welsh

Nepal. Photo: Cody Welsh

Daize and True. Photo: Cody Welsh

Given and Aamion. Navigating the shuffle in Nepal. Photo: Cody Welsh

New Zealand. Photo: Cody Welsh

NZ set up. Photo: Cody Welsh

Given playing with toys in a New Zealand marsh. Photo: Cody Welsh

Daize. Peru. Photo: Cody Welsh

Peru. Photo: Cody Welsh

Senegal. Photo: Cody Welsh

South Africa whip. Photo: Cody Welsh

Daize. South Africa. Photo: Cody Welsh

Aamion. Thailand. Photo: Cody Welsh

Thailand. Photo: Cody Welsh

Thailand. Photo: Cody Welsh

AamionGoodwin had an unorthodox upbringing.A product of his fathers rejection of the constraints of modern society, Aamion spent much of his childhood bouncing between Fiji, Australia, and Kauai. Now a father himself,Aamion,along with his wife Daize, are passing along that love for cultures around the world on to their young children, Given (their son), and True (their newborn daughter).

Givenis a cinematically stunning film thattraces the travels of the Goodwins over the course of a year around the world, from Hawaii to Australia, Nepal to Peru. And its all told from the perspective of the Goodwins son, hence the name.

More than anything, says the films director Jess Bianchi, Given is meant to show people not that the Goodwins way of life is the right way, or that theyre the poster children for an alternative lifestyle, but simply theres a way to get by that exists outside the norm. I do hope the film will inspire people to break from whatever, like, block they have in their life, Bianchi told The Inertia in an interview. Whether its a family that wants to travel the world, or maybe its just a block in their smaller circle. But just to get out of their ordinary life thats obviously not working for them, and just see that theres a whole different life they could be living.

Check out the website to find a screening near you. The film will also be available onFebruary 28 atwww.giventhemovie.com/shop and all platforms in March.

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