Far Out: Life On & After the Commune – 2 Shows Dec 13 + 14
Director: Charles Light Run Time: 85 min. Release Year: 2024
Special Screening with Filmmaker and selected guests in panel discussion to follow
Far Out: Life On & After the Commune returns to The Savoy for two additional shows on Friday, December 13th and Saturday, December 14th.
Far Out: Life On & After the Commune is a documentary film that follows the lives of a group of New England activists, writers, and artists who left New York City in 1968 to establish communes in Vermont and Massachusetts, becoming pioneers in the “back-to-the-land” and organic farming movement; the film traces their experiences over decades, highlighting their involvement in the anti-nuclear movement and how their communal lifestyle impacted their lives and the surrounding communities
The screening will include a discussion with director Charles Light; Verandah Porche, a member of the Packer Corners farm; and Patty Carpenter, who along with Verandah, composed most of the original music.
Ticket proceeds to be split between the Savoy and the filmmaker