Directed By Maria Demopoulos & Jodi Wille, 2013, 105 minutes, unrated
O Cinema Wynwood. From May 16 through 19, 2013.
Filmmakers Jodi Wille and Maria Demopoulos probe the inner-workings of a Utopian community that thrived in California during the early 1970s in this fascinating documentary film about a figure you’ve likely never heard of but won’t be able to stop thinking about.
Under the guidance of spiritual guru Father Yod, the secretive Source Family operated a popular vegetarian restaurant on the Sunset Strip, and started a psychedelic rock band while living in a sprawling estate in the Hollywood Hills. With a steady influx of celebrities helping the restaurant to thrive, Father Yod’s family began to expand, and gain greater influence. But when Father Yod clashed with the local authorities, it was time to move on. Selling the restaurant and moving the commune to Hawaii seemed like the perfect solution, but it was this decision that would lead to tragedy just one year later.
Showtimes
May 16th @ 9pm
May 17th @ 9pm
May 18th @ 5pm & 9pm
May 19th @ 5pm & 9pm
General Admission $10.50, student and senior $9.00, members $7.50. General admission tickets available online and at the door. Student and senior tickets only available at the door.
O Cinema Wynwood
90 NW 29th Street
Miami, FL 33127
305.571.9970
www.o-cinema.org
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