About the Film The Independent Television Service (ITVS) presents Roam Sweet Home by acclaimed filmmaker -- and full-time Airstream dweller -- Ellen Spiro ("Greeting from Out Here"). Roam Sweet Home is a presentation of ITVS with funds provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In Roam Sweet Home, filmmaker Ellen Spiro and her trusty dog Sam hit the road and introduce us to an unforgettable band of self-proclaimed "Geritol gypsies" -- senior citizens who have chosen to retire on the road. Independent and often considered eccentric by their more conventional family and friends, these aging adventurers live a happily mobile existence in which every day brings new wonders. Although they haul their homes behind them, they carry little of society's baggage. Roam Sweet Home is narrated by Spiro's dog Sam, whose ponderings were penned by "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All" author Allan Gurganus. Read more about writer/director Ellen Spiro and share her thoughts on "Life on the Road, or How to Be a Successful Filmmaker with No Permanent Address." Behind the Scenes Roam Sweet Home is a presentation of the Independent Television Service (ITVS). Major funding was provided by Channel 4/London and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support was provided from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Jerome Foundation, and the Lucius and Eva Eastman Fund. Directed and Produced by Ellen Spiro Sam's Narration written by Allan Gurganus Co-Produced by Pandora Zolotor and Vivian Kleinman Edited by Susanne Rostock and Ellen Spiro Cinematography and Sound by Ellen Spiro Narrator Sam Raymond Art Direction Emily Mode With Music by Southern Culture On The Skids, Dim Sum Clip Job, Faith Petric, Rebecca Riots, Kinky Friedman, Catherine Russell, and Mary Feaster

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