Movie Description:
In 1968, two hippies hiking near Mt. Shasta in Northern California stumbled across an unlikely property for sale: an abandoned goldmine and surroundingland, 300 acres for $22,000. Fueled by contributions from the Doors, Monkees, Frank Zappa and others, they bought the property and named itBlack Bear Ranch. It quickly became the prototypical 1960`scommune, with the motto "FreeLand for Free People." Utopiancommunities have always beena part of the United States, but in the 60`s and 70`s theiraudacious goal was to reshape the world with free love and common property-creating arevolutionary movement what would spreadto the rest of society.But utopia is defferent for each person, and these experiments often brought strife,jealousy and sometimes even endangered lives. Featuring interviews with several Black Bear alumni alongside a wealth of photographs and home movies,theis acclaimed documentary offers a candid look into the joys and difficulties offree love, nude farming, survival in teh wilderness,multiple-parent childrearing and other fascinating aspects of communal living.
