A Great Ride Filming Locations
Where was A Great Ride filmed? A Great Ride was filmed in 3 locations across United States in the following places:
A Great Ride Filming Locations
Willits is a city in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located about 20 miles north-northwest of Ukiah, at an elevation of 1,391 feet. The population was 4,988 at the 2020 census.
Santa Rosa is a California city in Sonoma County. It's known for its wineries. The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is dedicated to the famed "Peanuts" cartoonist. Nearby, hands-on exhibits at the Children’s Museum of Sonoma County include a mini train station. Big-name musicians perform at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. To the east, trail-lined Annadel State Park features wildflowers and a lake.
Vallejo is a city in California's San Francisco Bay Area. It's home to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, a huge amusement park with high-speed roller coasters. The Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum explores the history of the city and the U.S. naval base at Mare Island. The ornate 1911 Empress Theatre hosts concerts and films. Trail-lined Benicia State Recreation Area covers grassy hillsides and rugged beaches.
A Great Ride (2018)
"A Great Ride" is a 30-minute documentary about lesbians aging with dynamism and zest for life. Sally Gearhart, 80-plus retired women's studies professor and activist, lives in a rustic cabin nestled in the Northern California woods. Although surrounded by the beauty of nature, she also faces several challenges to her independence. Brenda Crawford is an African American political activist who was priced out of Oakland. She continues her feisty community engagement in wonderfully diverse Vallejo, California, where unfortunately homophobia is still "alive and well." Octogenarian Shirley Liberman and couples Nancy and Marjorie, and Sue and Patty make their homes in an LGBT-friendly, if fairly "white bread," Santa Rosa retirement community. They relish the company and support of older lesbians who have congregated informally at "Oakmont Village," where they are making new straight friends too. When they were young these women forged a social movement to come out as true to themselves. Now they face the next daunting challenge, growing old, which can come with frailty, loneliness, and the death of dear friends. Their response? Deep friendships, determination, engagement, and quirky death-defying humor. These women are now pioneers once again, on the journey that every human faces towards the end of life. In this group portrait, they are courageous role models for aging, which they do with an independent and irreverent spirit and a heartening delight in living.