{"id":24280,"date":"2025-10-23T17:49:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=24280"},"modified":"2025-10-23T17:52:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:52:59","slug":"nat-geo-unveils-trailer-for-chris-hemsworth-a-road-trip-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2025\/10\/23\/nat-geo-unveils-trailer-for-chris-hemsworth-a-road-trip-to-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"Nat Geo Unveils Trailer for &#8220;Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>&nbsp;A Powerful And Heartfelt Special Featuring The Global Movie Star On His Most Personal Journey Yet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>The Deeply Personal Documentary Follows Chris and His Father on a Road Trip Back in Time as They Explore the Scientific Impacts Behind Social Connection and Reminiscence Therapy as Methods To Stimulate Mental Activity, Evoke Memories and Improve Well-being, Hopeful Tools in the Fight Against Memory Loss and Cognitive Decline<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NationalGeographicLogo.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NationalGeographicLogo.png?resize=300%2C166&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22771\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a>Today, more than 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with Alzheimer\u2019s disease the most common cause. And every year, there are a staggering 10 million new cases of dementia worldwide, which begs the question: What can we do to help those affected by it? This question is what motivated Chris Hemsworth to return with his most personal mission yet: CHRIS HEMSWORTH: A ROAD TRIP TO REMEMBER.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving beyond his own health as featured in the LIMITLESS series, in this deeply emotional special, Chris embarks on an intimate motorcycle journey across Australia with his father, Craig, who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s, to rekindle memories and strengthen their bond, exploring the effective science of connection, community and nostalgia, crucial but often overlooked tools in protecting brain health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one-hour documentary, from Academy Award\u00ae-nominated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky\u2019s Protozoa, Jane Root\u2019s Nutopia, and Chris Hemsworth and Ben Grayson\u2019s Wild State, will premiere on National Geographic (DStv 181, StarTimes 220) across Africa on Sunday 16 November 2025 at 6:50 PM (CAT), and will be available on Disney+ in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip To Remember | Official Trailer | National Geographic\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bJtFW5PQ7NU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>n this touching and uplifting journey, inspired by Craig\u2019s recent diagnosis, Chris and his father set out on their motorcycles on a \u201croad trip back in time,\u201d visiting people and places from their shared past, from suburban Melbourne to the wild expanses of Australia\u2019s Northern Territories, to explore the profound science of social connection. Through the stunning, vast landscapes of Australia, Chris and Craig&#8217;s journey becomes a funny and moving exploration of a father and son&#8217;s bond, proving that love, community and shared experience can be potent medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their adventure, some of which Chris films himself, is guided by Dr. Suraj Samtani, a dementia specialist and clinical psychologist at the University of New South Wales Centre for Healthy Brain Aging, who worked with producers in collaboration with the Hemsworth family over the course of a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQKEyfNCFoS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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This critical finding provides the scientific foundation for the trip\u2019s key beats, including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reminiscence Therapy: revisiting past experiences by talking to someone about them, using objects from the past (like photos or home videos), or visiting places from the past is a great way to boost cognition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Social Connection: regular interactions, like talking with a friend or having a confidante, are shown to reduce the risk of early mortality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Social Bridging: participating in wider community activities, like volunteering or group walks, is linked to slower rates of cognitive decline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My Dad and I had always spoken about taking a trip back to the Northern Territory, where our family had lived years ago, but we had never been able to set aside the time to actually do it,\u201d said Chris Hemsworth. \u201cMore recently the idea of taking that road trip reemerged with more pressing importance. The result was a more profound, more moving, and more surprising journey than I ever anticipated.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, National Geographic released LIMITLESS: LIVE BETTER NOW, where Chris took on epic challenges to reveal ways we can all live better today. In the \u201cBrain Power\u201d episode, he took on a brain-boosting challenge &#8211; playing \u201cThinking Out Loud\u201d on stage with Ed Sheeran before 70,000 fans in Bucharest &#8211; a moment that\u2019s since racked up nearly 35 million views across Chris\u2019, Ed\u2019s and Nat Geo&#8217;s social platforms. A global hit, season one of LIMITLESS is National Geographic\u2019s second most-watched streaming series ever, with nearly half its audience coming from international viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CHRIS HEMSWORTH: A ROAD TRIP TO REMEMBER is produced by Protozoa, Nutopia and Wild State for National Geographic. Tom Watt-Smith, Peter Lovering, Arif Nurmohamed and Jane Root serve as executive producers for Nutopia. Creators Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel of Protozoa return to executive produce, and Chris Hemsworth, Ben Grayson and Brandon Hill are executive producers for Wild State. Tom Barbor-Might directs the documentary. 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