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Uploaded by on Aug 9, 2006

A trailer for a feature length documentary called Darius Goes West: The Roll of his Life. The movie is scheduled for completion in the winter of 2006 and will appear at film fesitvals worldwide in 2007. It is about a fifteen year old, named Darius Weems, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Darius's brother Mario, passed away of the same disease at age nineteen. Darius is sixteen now.
Having never seen the ocean, a mountain, or even left his hometown of Athens, GA. Darius, along with 11 friends took a road trip to evaluate wheelchair accessibility across America, raise awareness for DMD, and try to get Darius's wheelchair PIMPED on MTV's hit show PIMP MY RIDE. The trip changed Darius's life, and upon release, will hopefully change his world. For more info visit DariusGoesWest.com

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  • Saw it at the Tiburon Film Festival today. Great job everyone! I'm going to take my crew to see it this upcoming weekend at the Longbaugh Film Festival in Portland.

  • Awesome. See you in Portland. Bring as many people as you can!!!

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  • what is the instrumental piece at the beginning called? its sickkk

  • hh

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  • cried from the beginning of the movie till the end...i think the whole class of nursing student did....cspn class 155...

  • WE'd like to see you here ---cleveland ohio...

  • damn this shit brought my eyes tears

  • Corporate MTV is bullshit!! Denying him because of ratings but than saying they dont want to cause damage to his wheelchair?? They know what they're doing, they just do it for the ratings and put shows on like Tila Tequila and That's Amore'!

  • glasabi haha And no Im not making fun of him... You shouldn't pity him as he is the same as us but braver. PLEASE PURCHASE THE DOCUMENTERY AND HELP FIND A CURE FOR DMD BECAUSE PPL LIKE DARIUS DESERVE TO LIVE!!

  • I go to his school. Clarke Central High School in Athens, GA. Man he comes to school looking fresh every day haha. He's a cool dude no doubt

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