Special screening with filmmaker and selected guests in panel discussion to follow

Far Out: Life On & After the Commune returns to The Savoy!

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.