THEY CALLED HIM MOSTLY HARMLESS

World Cinema Documentary
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World Premiere

Documentary Feature | USA | 2024 | English | 89 minutes


When the emaciated body of an unidentified hiker is found in the Florida wilderness next to plenty of cash and food, mystified authorities release a sketch that sparks internet fascination, leading to a viral 2020 article in WIRED. Multiple hikers call in claiming to have met the man on trails from Florida to Appalachia, but there's one problem: he never told them his name. It would take two years, thousands of devoted internet sleuths, and a miracle of science to identify him—and that’s only the beginning of the story. True crime veteran and HIFF alum Patricia E. Gillespie (THE FIRE THAT TOOK HER) returns with a character-centric reimagining of a classic genre. An Anchor Entertainment release.

 


Scheduled to attend: Patricia E. Gillespie, Ethan Goldman, Nick Thompson


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