Twenty years ago, I (Bernie Harberts) hitched my mule Polly to a handmade wagon in Neptune, Saskatchewan and headed south. Three hundred and ninety-five days later we reached the Rio Grande at Fort Hancock, Texas. I filmed every mile of it myself — no crew, no drones, no AI. Just paper maps, two movie cameras, and a charming mule to keep me company.
The Lost Sea Expedition premiered on Rocky Mountain PBS and won the WINNIE Award at the EQUUS International Film Festival. For years the only way to watch it was chopped into four pieces to fit the broadcast format.
Today, for the first time, the full uncut feature-length version is free on YouTube.