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Commune (2005)
Directed by Jonathan Berman
“Peace and love are only half the story.”
Documentary · 1h 18m
In 1968, Elsa and Richard Marley founded an alternative-living community, named Black Bear, in the remote Northern California wilderness with the motto "Free Land for Free People." This film tells the story of that intended utopia. Through archival footage and interviews with former residents, director Jonathan Berman explores the problems and realities of communal living and the evolution of a community that endured FBI harassment, cult leadership and more.
Cast
Peter Coyote
Crew
- Director
- Jonathan Berman
- Writer
- Jonathan Berman
- Producer
- Jonathan Berman
Details
- Release date
- 2005-04-07
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America