Overview
A young TV news reporter grows tired of commercial programming and decides to cover more positive stories. He is fired for his troubles, and goes on a personal search for truth and beauty in the media. A voyage in consciousness for the millennium.
Director and cast
- Charley Brown as Chris Lowe (as C.W. Brown)
- Ira Hawkins as LaMoine "L.A." Peabody
- Tomi Barrett as Merleen
- June Christopher as Iris
- John Parker as Dick Hogarty (as John Stoglin Parker)
- Michael Ashe as Phil
- Carol Cassella as Young Mother
- Diana Corto as Actress
- J. Daniel Dusek as Station Employee
- Steve Ferry as Marinen
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