Silence-Heart-Nest Sponsored Film Screening Of ‘3100: Run And Become’

Coming to the Varsity Theater, thanks to sponsorship by many including Silence-Heart-Nest

The film ‘3100: Run And Become’ will be showing at the Varsity Theater in the U-District for two-week run, starting Friday, September 7^th. Opening night, there will be a special presentation before the screening as well as guests in attendance, including the director and members of the community surrounding our beloved Silence-Heart-Nest restaurant.

“Whether you’re a runner or someone looking to transform your life, inspiration can be found if you have the courage to look within. A film like ‘3100: Run and Become’ is the perfect starting point.” – Billy Mills, 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist, Track & Field

This documentary tells stories of ordinary human beings exhibiting extraordinary endurance, and finding enlightenment, through running. In particular, the people this film follows run incredible distances as a form of medication, and self-transcendence. They transform their lives, and sometimes even our world, through the simple act of running.

A very humble and very unassuming man, Ashprihanal Aalto, in the very humble and unassuming 3100 race. Photo provided by 3100Film

The primary focus of ‘3100: Run And Become’ is Ashprihanal Aalto, a Finnish man, who has completed, multiple times, the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. The longest certified footrace in the world takes place each year, June – August, in Jamaica, Queens, New York. The 3100 encourages its participants to discover the limits of their capacities then push beyond them.

In addition to Aalto’s story, ‘3100: Run And Become’ shares stories of Shamita, another 3100 participant, and those who live in a culture of heroic, long-distance running – Shaun Martin, a Navajo runner; Gaolo, a San Bushman of the Kalahari; and Gyoman-san, a Monk of Mt. Hiei, Japan. This documentary takes viewers into the heart of these runners, and the inspirations that push them beyond their everyday abilities. The film shows what pushes them, beyond competition or glory.

Shaun Martin, the original inspiration for the film '3100: Run and Become', a long-distance Navajo runner. Photo from 3100Film — Shaun Martin, the original inspiration for the film ‘3100: Run and Become’, a long-distance Navajo runner. Photo from 3100Film

Purchase tickets to the opening night of this inspiring and revealing documentary through EventBrite (click here) – and be one of the first to use the code NWTRAILS, and get free tickets. Need more convincing? See a trailer for this exciting new film on Vimeo.com (click here).