28th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
5 MARCH → 15 MARCH 2026
Open Horizons: Main Program

USA 2023 94 DCP Color
John Sears, who calls himself Mule, has been roaming the western United States with his three mules for over thirty years. The 65-year-old and his animals sleep outside, claiming the right to move freely. Despite arrests and incarcerations, he keeps on fighting to maintain his nomadic lifestyle. An incredible story of persistence in the face of thoughtless progress, this is the personal Odyssey of a lonesome cowboy, a modern Don Quixote that prompts us to reconsider our way of life – moving away from romanticism but moving closer to nature.
