''High There'' is a 2014 dark, nonfiction
comedy film about a real-life, legendary but down-and-out tabloid television journalist who heads to
Hawaii to film a marijuana travel series, only to become lost in a fog of drugs, sex and paranoia as he uncovers a secret government war to control the marijuana trade. The film touches on the controversial federal prosecution of
marijuana
Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various tra ...
advocate
Roger Christie and his
THC Ministry.
The film was released on DVD and Video on Demand by
BrinkVision distribution on 23 June 2015.
The film was the Opening Selection of the first annual
Cannabis Film Festival in
Garberville
Garberville is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the South Fork of the Eel River south-southeast of Eureka, at an elevation of . The population was 913 at the 2010 United States Census. It is approxima ...
, Humboldt County, California (known as the capital of marijuana farming) in May 2015, and won the festival's Viewers' Choice Award.
The film is directed by veteran tabloid journalist and television producer
Wayne Darwen and videographer
Henry Goren
Henry Goren is an American photojournalist, videographer, cinematographer, and documentary film director, known in the industry for his hidden camera and investigative expertise, as well as his activism on behalf of unions, the environment, anim ...
. The pair star in the film in the roles of Dave High and Roland Jointz, respectively. Darwen wrote the script. Darwen and Goren are credited as producers, along with award-winning television producer and documentary film director and producer
Burt Kearns.
''High There'' is a Sam Peters International Productions Unlimited and Good Story Productions presentation of a Rat Lung picture.
History
On 8 August 2014, ''High There'' was named an official selection of the 2014
Action on Film International Film Festival. The festival in
Monrovia, California hosted the premiere of the film on 25 August 2014.
Reviews
In advance of its release, ''High There'' received excellent reviews from publications across the globe, including ''
The Australian'', ''
LA Weekly
''LA Weekly'' is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Jay Levin, who served as president and editor until 1991. Voice Media Group sold the paper in late 2017 to Semanal Media LLC, whose paren ...
'', the ''
Anchorage Press'' (Alaska), and ''The Huffington Post''.
Additional favorable reviews
Documentarydude.com
/ref> followed the film's release.
Cast
* Wayne Darwen
*Henry Goren
Henry Goren is an American photojournalist, videographer, cinematographer, and documentary film director, known in the industry for his hidden camera and investigative expertise, as well as his activism on behalf of unions, the environment, anim ...
*E Girl
*Alien Tom
*Tony The Healer
*Bala The Coconut Boy
*LeAnn The Tile Lady
*Mrs. Bates
*Daryl
*Andrea
*Deep Shit
*Surfer Dave
*Hammerhead
*Share Christie
* Roseanne Barr (uncredited)
References
External links
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Marijuana documentary proves that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction''High There'' movie website
''High There'' press materials and media siteDocumentary Dude: An interview with Wayne Darwen, writer/director of ''High There''Documentary Dude: An interview with Burt Kearns, producer of ''High There''
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2014 films
2014 documentary films
2010s English-language films