In 1968, Elsa and Richard Marley founded an alternative-living community, named Black Bear, 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.
self, Black Bear resident
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In 1968, Elsa and Richard Marley founded an alternative-living community, named Black Bear, 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.
Movie / 2007
Movie / 1996
Movie / 1973
Movie / 1898
Movie / 2022
Movie / 2008
Movie / 2016
Movie / 2024
Movie / 2016
Movie / 2024
Movie / 2003
Movie / 2019
Movie / 1991
Movie / 2022
Movie / 2013
Movie / 1992
Movie / 2013
Movie / 1975
Movie / 2007