Big River Man

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Big River Man
Directed by	John Maringouin
Written by	Molly Lynch John Maringouin
Produced by	Maria Florio Molly Lynch John Maringouin Kevin Ragsdale Roger M. Mayer Molly Hassell
Starring	Martin Strel Borut Strel Matthew Mohlke
Cinematography	John Maringouin Paul Marchand James Clauer
Music by	Rich Ragsdale
Distributed by	IndiePix Films (US) (DVD) Planet Green us (TV)
Release date	16 January 2009 (2009-01-16) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time	100 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$500,000

Big River Man is a 2009 documentary film directed by John Maringouin. It follows the Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel as he swims the entire 3,300 mile length of the Amazon River, between February and April 2007.

The film was nominated for the grand Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won the Excellence in Cinematography Award (Maringouin also shot the film). It is being distributed by Revolver Entertainment and the Discovery Channel.