Running the Sahara

Running the Sahara
Directed byJames Moll
Produced byRick Eldridge
Marc Joubert
James Moll
Keith Quinn
Larry Tanz
Michael Rosen
Narrated byMatt Damon
CinematographyHarris Done
Edited byRicky Kreitman
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Running the Sahara is a 2007 documentary feature film that chronicles Ray Zahab, Charlie Engle, and Kevin Lin's attempt to run across the entire Sahara Desert. They traveled a total of 6920 kilometers, reaching the Red Sea on February 20, 2007.

Producers Marc Joubert, Keith Quinn, Larry Tanz and director James Moll filmed on location in Africa across six countries: Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Libya, Egypt. Prepare2go.com supported the film crew with the logistics throughout.