A Different Drummer: Celebrating Eccentrics

A celebration of those who are truly different from the rest of us and who, according to a ten-year study, are healthier, happier and tend to live longer. The film examines how and why “dancing to the beat of our own drum” is good for us. The film takes us on a journey into another way of living and joins, among others: Daniel who lives productively and happily without using money, from his home base, a cave in Utah Laura who has a duck that can tell people’s fortunes in Vancouver. Darla who lives her life in a nonconforming way Gary who wears monks robes and leads a fan club for a US president who ‘did absolutely nothing’. Lord Toby Jug who runs for elections in the UK with the objective to add humour and sanity to the process. John Ward known as the most eccentric inventor in England. Director: John Zaritsky