Thanks to all of you who have supported the film so far.

By "buying-a-mile", you have helped Alfred and the film-makers bring his story to life.

Thank you to:

Onpo Hobbs Cordes

Oneida, USA

Bought 4 miles and a t-shirt

Kathleen Shugrue

Concord, USA

Bought 1 mile

Joan Seabrook

Manlius, USA

Bought 4 miles and a t-shirt

Anne Hebert Smith

Silver Spring, USA

Bought 4 miles and a t-shirt

Cathy Wells

Chapel Hill|, USA

Bought 1 mile

Denis Montgomery

Suffolk, UK

Bought 1 mile

Ivar Livins

Toronto, Canada

Bought 1 mile

Erik Nygard

Raleigh, USA

Bought 4 miles and a t-shirt

Comment:

Alfred and Jakobine are old friends that stopped by Durham, NC throughout our families lives. Always enjoyed the stories Alfred would tell. The taxi was brought to Durham where it sat for a short time from Newton Grove, NC before the delivery to New Mexico. I recall the horn was at my parents house for a short while.  As a child I recall the story of Alfred and Jokobine being held prisoner. I grew up with a picture in my mind of them being held in a medieval castle. Alfred we miss you. Jakobine look forward to seeing you again.  Erik

Jason Berndt

Providence, USA

Bought 1 mile

Forrest Reid

Arlington, USA

Bought 4 miles and a t-shirt

Comment:

I met Alfred in December 1998 on an impromptu crossing of the Beagle Channel, from Isla Navarino, Chile to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.  I'm therefore one witness -- among many, no doubt -- who can testify to the fact that Alfred really DID make it to the ends of the earth.  We'd sailed three days on a cargo ship, only to arrive in tiny Puerto Williams, Chile and find that the airport was closed, all flights were cancelled, and the next boat to the mainland didn't leave for several days.  Maybe a week.  There was no way back to the Argentine side -- or so we were told by the locals -- except by private sailboat, which could be arranged, if we were lucky, down at the dock.  When we got to the marina, Alfred and an elderly Austrian couple were already negotiating with the only man there.  Our bargaining position was not very good, so my friend and I decided to join in and split the cost 5 ways.  We immediately set out in sunshine, the Argentine mountains visible on the other side.  In the middle of the channel, a wild gale suddenly arose.  Visibility was completely gone, the waves crashed violently over the side of the boat, and we leaned all the way into the waves, the mast nearly clipping the tops of the whitecaps as we flew.  Alfred was out front, helping the overwhelmed navigator maintain control of the boat.  (I wonder if this experience might have been the "tempest in southern oceans" mentioned in some of his recent obituaries.)  We arrived at Puerto Almanza, Argentina, to an all-but-abandoned border checkpoint staffed by a few forgotten soldiers, and Alfred decided to make a deal to sail on with the sailboat man, just a bit closer to the end of the world.  That was the last we saw of him.  But we never forgot him, checking the internet every few years to see what he'd been up to.  In that brief hour or two that we spent together, he told us bits and pieces of his story, invited us to his annual birthday party in Taos, and gave us a glimpse into a life lived off the beaten path.  I have 6 or 8 old photos of Alfred taken in the midst of that experience that I'd be happy to share with anyone interested.  I'll be very eager to see the film and to fill in the gaps that he left in the story he told that day as we recovered from the storm in Puerto Almanza.  He never mentioned the taxi, so I suspect he left the best parts out. - Forrest Reid

Bruna Fionda

London, UK

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Carmelo Marinzoli

Cherry Hill, USA

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Rosa Marusich

Canton, USA

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John Clifford

Hudson, USA

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Joseph Tuminello

San Francisco, USA

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Carole Tuminello

San Francisco, USA

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Feeny Last

Taos, USA

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Gary Storch

Toas, USA

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Victoria Brenckle

Somerville, USA

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TJ Sebastian

Fort Worth, USA

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Dwayne Dobson

Calgary, Canada

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Boris Stepanovic

Prague, Czech Republic

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Randa Solick

Aptos, USA

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Jacqui Bryan

London, UK

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Monika & John Taylor

Minoa, USA

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Andrew Cocker

London, UK

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Tony Hollins

Grimsby, UK

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James Banbury

London, UK

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Nick Bryan

London, UK

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Carder Starr

Narragansett,USA

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Jody Sadler

Oneida, USA

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Mark Miller

Park City, USA

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Jim Payette

Ottawa, Canada

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Fran Smith

Richmond, USA

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Fran Smith

Richmond, USA

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Paul Pellizzari

Toronto, Canada

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Cindy Cordes

Virginia Beach, USA

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Kevin Mahoney

Perkasie, USA

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Pat Zolf

Picton, Canada

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Roger and Carol Cline

Sun Valley, USA

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Tracy White

Stow, USA

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Valerie Swatkow

Solana Beach, USA

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Brad Ableson

Pasadena, USA

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Tom Bird

London, UK

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Peter Scarth

Vancouver, Canada

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Bruce McArthur

Enumclaw, USA

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Chris Rourke

London, UK

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Samy Ben Rabah

Bangalore, India

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Shirley and Ron Rodwell

Toronto, Canada

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Sorcha Wakely

London, UK

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David Newall

Toronto, Canada

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Kathryn Morawetz

Toronto, Canada

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Geordie Allen

Toronto, Canada

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Kathryn Hollinrake

Toronto, Canada

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Cheryl Matthews

Toronto, Canada

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Daryl Aitken

Toronto, Canada

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Clayton Smith Jr.

Riegelwood, USA

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Michael Pezzack

Toronto, Canada

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Kristin Blyler

Portland, USA

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Amy Roy

Providence, USA

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Elise Flanders

Manlius, USA

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Michael Laarhoven

Brooklyn, USA

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Geoff Horton

Toronto, Canada

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Stuart Ross

Derry, UK

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Anthony Bleach

Bethlehem, USA

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Romaldo and Carol

West Lawn, USA

Bought 4 miles and a t-shirt

Comment:

We met Alfred one beautiful Taos afternoon in an outdoor cafe.

He was at the table next to us and we got talking and he told us of his taxi and his (ex)wife Jakobine.

We honestly felt to meet and talk with Alfred was to fall in love again with life itself!!

Such a strong rich passion.

Matthew Oliva

Providence, USA

Bought 4 miles and a t-shirt

Andrea Egan

Auckland, New Zealand

Bought 1 mile

Paul Young

Toronto, Canada

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Alison Driver

West Sussex, UK

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Comment:

Everyone’s life is a journey, it is the route that the individual chooses

that makes life’s story compelling, and every journey needs a home to return to.

Pierre Hollins

East Sussex, UK

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Jennifer Shields

London, UK

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Andy Harris

London, UK

Bought 1 mile

Rob Fletcher

London, UK

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Kent Parker

Toronto, Canada

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Burke Paterson

Toronto, Canada

Bought 4 miles and a t-shirt

Comment:

I bought miles because I want to help both Alfred and Jonathan

complete their journey. I think they are driven by their hearts,

which is rare and beautiful. The taxi was a vehicle for hearts in

the past, and I want to see it reprise this role.

Roll, baby, roll!

Jonathan Howells

London, UK

Bought 4 miles and a t-shirt

Duncan McDowall

Montreal, Canada

Bought 1 mile

Anne Howells

Picton, Canada

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Robert Dawes

Bedfordshire, UK

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San Sharma

London, UK

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Lisa Rodwell

London, UK

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William Howe

London, UK

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