Commune (2005)
Peace and love are only half the story.
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.
- Date of release
- 2005-04-07
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Jonathan Berman
Casting
- Peter Coyote — self, Black Bear resident
Interesting facts
Commune is a 2005 documentary film by Jonathan Berman. The film is about an intentional community located in Siskiyou County, California called Black Bear Ranch and features narration by Peter Coyote who himself once resided at Black Bear.
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