Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle (2009)

In 1988 director Kevin Tomlinson interviewed a group of back-to-the-land hippies at a 'healing gathering' in rural Washington State practicing peace and love. Now, in this poignant ... See full summary »

Director:

Kevin Tomlinson

Stars:

Jerry Bartels, Maeyowa, One Pine

Cast

Credited cast:
Jerry Bartels	...	Self
Maeyowa	...	Self
One Pine	...	Self
Skeeter	...	Self
Jeffrey Stonehill	...	Self
Deborah Vester	...	Self

Storyline

In 1988 director Kevin Tomlinson interviewed a group of back-to-the-land hippies at a 'healing gathering' in rural Washington State practicing peace and love. Now, in this poignant examination of this community over time, he tracks down those original interviewees and their children twenty years later to find out what the glories and sufferings of living out of the mainstream and off the grid might really look like.

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Plot Keywords:

child raising | counterculture | drug | flower child | earth | 

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Taglines:

Could Hippies become the new role model for surviving an economic meltdown?

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Quotes

One Pine: This isn't a cookie cutter thing, where one way is right for everyone. The whole point is, to find your own way.

User Reviews

A rare and insightful film

Back to the Garden is a rare film. None other addresses the back to the earth movement with such honesty, documenting the lure as well as the drawbacks. As a chronicle of flower children growing up, it grants us an even rarer glimpse into where a core of the generation of love landed. And then this film takes us even further, into how the movement has evolved, and ultimately reveals to us the simple hope and humanity found in working for a kinder, more peaceful world. Beliefs developed as youths matured into a continuing commitment to mindfulness in a way we can not only understand, but hopefully recognize some of ourselves within. Back to the Garden is a powerfully gentle film, proving love can be the greatest of denominators among us.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Spanish

Release Date:

1 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zurück zum Garten, Flower Power ist wieder da

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heaven Scent Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min 58 min (TV)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1