It all sounds blissful and idyllic and totally of a different era: in 1968 a group of radical journalists leave New York City for the country, landing in Western Massachusetts and Southern Vermont, where they set up a commune and become pioneers in back-to-the-land organic farming. But what happens next? Where do the lives of these young idealists lead? Far Out follows the long strange trip of the collective as they wage dramatic battles over atomic power; team up with Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, and Graham Nash to produce sold out concerts at Madison Square Garden; and band together to take up left-wing causes of the moment. Tracing 50 years in the lives of the members, Far Out is lively, humorous, inspiring, and irreverent. Blending contemporary interviews and a remarkable trove of original archival footage, you meet a variety of colorful individuals who share curiosity about politics, spirituality, and civic engagement, as well as hope for a better life and a more compassionate world. ~OO
After the 10/19 showing of the film, there is a Q&A with director Charles Light and participant Verandah Porche.