{"id":781420,"date":"2026-06-24T09:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=781420"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:13:43","slug":"more-like-paul-an-award-winning-documentary-about-an-87-year-old-vegan-ultra-runner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=781420","title":{"rendered":"\u2018More Like Paul\u2019: An award-winning documentary about an 87-year-old vegan ultra marathon runner"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em><strong>Paul Youd is on a mission to complete 100 ultra marathons before his 100th birthday. As a passionate advocate and fundraiser for animal protection, Paul uses his journey to challenge perceptions and inspire change, championing what\u2019s possible with a plant-powered lifestyle. Directed by Damian Sciberras More Like Paul is a life-affirming documentary short about purpose, resilience and the influence of those who live by example, reminding us that meaningful change can begin with a single step, at any stage of life.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>PLANT BASED NEWS:<\/strong> The documentary film &#8220;More Like Paul&#8217; follows Paul Youd, an 87-year-old vegan runner, as he attempts to complete 100 ultramarathons before his 100th birthday. An ultramarathon is any race longer than the traditional marathon, which is 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers). Ultramarathons are typically at least 31 miles (50 kilometers) long.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Youd will need to complete an average of six \u201cultras\u201d per year to meet his target of 100, and he has now completed more than 27. He is simultaneously challenging himself to do one million press-ups before he turns 90 next year, and is currently on track for both milestones.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>More Like Paul is directed by Damian Sciberras of Short Stop Films, a Devon-based impact filmmaker. In an Instagram post last year, Sciberras described Youd as \u201cincredible,\u201d and said that the film is a \u201clife-affirming documentary about resilience, purpose, and the power of leading by example \u2013 at any age.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>More Like Paul has won several awards, including Best Documentary Short, Best Editing (Doc Short), and Best Sound (Doc Short) at the Bournemouth International Film Festival (BIFF), and has received many additional nominations. <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plantbasednews.org\/culture\/film\/more-like-paul-documentary-streaming-youtube\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>SOURCE<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9_kICwsFDFw?si=ypZYXN9B4NwCejDA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Youd is on a mission to complete 100 ultra marathons before his 100th birthday. 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