Traveling Hopefully is a 1982 American short documentary film directed by John G. Avildsen. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[1] It focuses on Roger Nash Baldwin, founder of the American Civil Liberties Union. Baldwin tells of how he got interested in civil liberties, and mentions a number of the cases in which the ACLU defended people or entities.

Traveling Hopefully
Directed byJohn G. Avildsen
Produced bySteven Haft
StarringRoger Nash Baldwin
Norman Lear
Music byBill Conti
Production
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Arnuthfonyus Films
Distributed byFilms Inc.
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
Running time
29 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote "This is an amiable, well-intentioned documentary, but an extremely superficial one".[2] Also writing in the Times, John J. O'Connor stated that Traveling Hopefully "captures, with warmth, the admirable grittiness of an American original".[3]

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  1. ^ "NY Times: Traveling Hopefully". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (January 6, 1982). "FILM: WATER POLLUTION AND ROGER BALDWIN PROFILE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  3. ^ O'Connor, John J. (May 14, 1982). "TV WEEKEND; 'MARCO POLO,' 'PAIK ON THE AIR,' A.C.L.U. FOUNDER". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
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