Two wanderers, a young man and a young woman, meet in the desert and decide to travel on together. The two travellers walk and hitch-hike their way down the road to their destination, the beach, becoming friends and lovers.
Direction
Spielberg at 21 already showing visual storytelling mastery.
Cinematography
Hazy desert light that makes 16mm look like a memory.
Score
One guitar, infinite longing — simple and devastating.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spielberg funded this $15,000 short with his own money and a family loan — it won him a studio contract.
Shot during the Summer of Love, it captures a specific moment of American youth culture right before Altamont killed the dream.
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