Following Sean

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Following Sean
Directed by	Ralph Arlyck
Produced by	Ralph Arlyck, Malcolm Pullinger
Written by	Ralph Arlyck
Music by	Eric Neveux
Editing by	Malcolm Pullinger
Language	English
IMDb profile

Following Sean is a 2005 documentary film directed by Ralph Arlyck, and a follow-up to his 1969 student short "Sean," which features four-year-old Sean Farrell's thoughts on marijuana, police presence, and freewheeling lifestyles. The film's notoriety landed a screening in the White House and a variety of predictions regarding the outcome of Sean's life - whether he could grow up to embody the hippy philosophy, or whether he would turn out a drug dealer or stock broker.^[1]

Following Sean picks up in the mid-1990's and turns Sean's story into a meditation on generational changes and legacies that are handed down as a result of choices made in heated political climates. The film was met with high critical praise, receiving an 86% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes^[2] and a 64 (Generally favorable reviews) on Metacritic.^[3]