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Path of the Daff

A city faced with unimaginable tragedy rallies around a most unlikely hero.

In the wake of the 2013 bombings, Boston blooms again on Patriot's Day with its newest tradition - the Boston Marathon Daffodils. One man follows one daffodil bulb's adventure from the soil in the Netherlands, across the Atlantic, into a MA greenhouse, and onto the finish line of the Boston Marathon. A zen story of purpose, healing, community, and love, as told by the people who experience it.

There is no road map for living through a traumatic event. It’s different for everyone who experiences it, and at some point, it’s something we all go through. Feeling lost, hopeless, and depressed comes with the territory, as if no other person in the world could understand your pain. This is a timeless story about healing and finding purpose in life when lives are forever altered.

Everything has a journey.

  • Michael Piscitelli
    Director
    Hunted (CBS), Nightwatch (A&E), Oak Island (History), American Chopper (Discovery), Fast n Loud (Discovery), etc
  • Jan Pennings
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Peter Rotteveel
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Ben Van Egmond
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • JP Norden
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Liz Norden
    Key Cast
    "herself"
  • Noelle Kaelblein
    Key Cast
    "herself"
  • Matthew Piscitelli
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Clive Olson
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Carolyn Barlow
    Key Cast
    "herself"
  • Diane Valle
    Key Cast
    "herself"
  • Gerry Beauregard
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Thomas Grilk
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Dr Meredith Charney
    Key Cast
    "herself"
  • Rob Chestnut
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Paul Hayes Tucker
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Shane O'Hara
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Nathan Maulorico, SOC
    Camera
  • Mark Duncan, SOC
    Camera
  • Michael Piscitelli
    Editors
  • Marlon "MJ" Jones
    Editors
  • Michael Piscitelli
    Director of Photography
  • Matthew Piscitelli
    Executive Producers
  • Michael Piscitelli
    Executive Producers
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 22 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 10, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Netherlands, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Woods Hole FIlm Festival 2019
    Woods Hole, MA
    United States
    July 28, 2019
    World Premiere
  • Catalina Film Festival 2019
    Catalina, CA
    United States
  • Valley Film Festival 2019
    Los Angeles
    United States
    West Coast/Los Angeles Premiere
    WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY
  • Arlington Int'l Film Festival 2019
    Arlington
    United States
    November 7, 2019
    Boston Premiere
    WINNER - HIGH OUTPUT AWARD
  • Great Lakes Int'l Film Festival 2019
    Erie, PA
    United States
  • LoneStar Film Festival 2019
    Ft Worth, TX
    United States
    November 15, 2019
    Texas Premiere
  • Golden Gate Int'l Film Festival 2019
    San Francisco, CA
    United States
    October 26, 2019
    San Fran Premiere
    WINNER - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
  • FINALIST Rhode Island Int'l Film Festival 2019

    United States
  • Marina Del Rey Film Festival 2019
    Marina Del Rey
    United States
    October 20, 2019
    WINNER - BEST DIRECTOR (Documentary)
  • Queens World Film Festival 2020
    Queens
    United States
    NY Premiere
    WINNER - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
  • FINALIST Florida Film Festival 2020

    United States
  • TELLY AWARDS

    GOLD (TV: Public Interest), SILVER (TV: Cinematography), SILVER (TV: Documentary)
  • Manhattan Film Festival 2020
    NYC
    United States
  • National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
    Boston
    United States
    3 Emmy nominations
Director Biography - Michael Piscitelli

Michael is a Boston native producer whose tv shows have run on CBS, NatGeo, A&E, Discovery, History, and more.

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Director Statement

Watch this doc only if you want to feel good about life.

It took everything I've ever earned to bring this to the screen, so I'm elated at the heartfelt response audiences across the country have greeted us with. Also flattered with people assuming incorrectly that we had a crew or a budget, a network or a production company behind us. What we had was volunteers seeing something positive and wanting to be a part of it. We're grateful to the people who stepped up to help us out, for without that we couldn't make this.

So learn something about flowers while falling in love with the characters working their way through ptsd, and leave the screening feeling the way audience members across this nation have - with a smile, some tears, and warm heart seeing that there's still goodness in life.

Thank you for watching!