Commune

Director: Jonathan Berman

Category: Documentary

Actors:

Larry Bacon …. Himself - Public Defender
Harriet Beinfeld …. Herself
Hoss Bennett …. Himself - Neighbor
Allegra Brucker …. Herself - Geba’s Daughter
Peter Coyote …. Himself
Geba Greenberg …. Herself
Catherine Guerra …. Herself
Creek Hanauer …. Himself
Tesilya Hanauer …. Herself
Efrem Korngold …. Himself
Mel Kramer …. Himself - Local Resident
Peter Leaf …. Himself
Martin Linhart …. Himself
Aaron Marley …. Himself
Elsa Marley …. Herself
Richard Marley …. Himself
Osha Neumann …. Himself
Kenoli Oleari …. Himself
Cedar Seeger …. Himself
Mahaj Seeger …. Herself
Michael Tierra …. Himself

Synopsis:

In 1968, Elsa and Richard Marley founded an alternative-living community 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.