The Movie

The Movie

Synopsis
Accompanied by his eleven best friends, Darius Weems, a fifteen-year-old living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), leaves home for the first time in his life. The rowdy crew sets a course for California, where they hope to convince MTV to customize Darius’ wheelchair on their hit show, Pimp My Ride.

Feedback, Awards & Fund-raising
The film, which has been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people of all ages around the word, is most often described as “hilarious” & “poignant.” Darius Goes West has won twenty-eight film festival awards to date (both critical & audience choice) and recently had its national television premiere on MTV. The film can be viewed online for free, or you can order a DVD. Darius Goes West is a registered non-profit organization (501(c)(3) and has raised over $1.5 million for promising DMD research.  All proceeds from DVDs and t-shirts sold benefit DMD research.

The Movement
Since the release of the film, Darius & the crew have traveled over 100,000 miles, attending public screenings, private screenings, & speaking at schools.  Check out the slide show below or click here to learn more about this movie-turned-movement.