Back to the Garden, flower power comes full circle

flower power comes full circle

Genre

Environment, Contemporary Issues, Cultural History, Religion, and Personal Doc

Synopsis

In 1988, filmmaker Kevin Tomlinson filmed and interviewed a group of back-to-the-land ”hippies”—living off-grid, insulated and isolated from mainstream culture.

In 2006, he tracked down his subjects again to find out what had become of their families’ utopian plans and dreams.

The film captures a time-lapse view of these back-to-the-landers told with moving personal stories of non-conforming tribal families—with lots of freedom but little cash, of unflinching political activism in the midst of small-town, rural America, and hippie kids who today ask whether free love was really free.

Stage

finished

Running time

70 or 57 minutes

Official Website

Back to the Garden, flower power comes full circle Official Website

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Other sites

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kevin tomlinson ... producer/director/camera

Prod. Co.

Heaven Scent Films

Country

United States

Production years

1988 & '89...2006-2009

Locations

Washington State, USA

Release year

2009

Festivals

Seattle International Film Fest., Maui, San Francisco Doc film fest, Globians (Berlin), Dutch Environmental ff, Tel Aviv Spiritual ff, Barcelona Environmental, Vancouver Intl. ff, Byron Bay Intl. ff (Australia), Santa Fe, Wild and Scenic Environmental ff

Awards

Winner: BEST DOCUMENTARY, Tacoma Film Festival, Winner: BEST DOCUMENTARY, Rainier Film Festival, Best Environmental film nominee, Byron Bay film festival, Best of Washington, (Ellensburg, WA.) Audience Award/runner-up (Bendfilm festival, Bend, OR

Distribution

Heaven Scent Films

Language

English

Subtitles

Spanish