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Far Out traces fifty years in the lives of New England writers, activists and artists that set up organic farms in Montague, MA and Packer's Corner, VT. The group of NYC journalists that moved to the country were involved in several activistic efforts including opposing a giant nuclear power plant in Massachusetts.
About the film:
The film traces fifty years in the lives of a group of New England writers, activists and artists. In 1968, in the middle of a left wing faction fight, a group of radical journalists left New York City for the country where they became pioneers in the back-to-the-land and organic farming movement.
In 1973, when a giant nuclear power plant was planned nearby, they became active opponents. In a dramatic act of civil disobedience, Sam Lovejoy, a commune member, toppled a 500 foot weather tower on the site. He turned himself in and after a trial that drew national attention was acquitted.
In 1979, they teamed up with Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Graham Nash and other committed rock stars to produce five nights of sold out concerts at Madison Square Garden and a massive rally.
Blending contemporary interviews and a remarkable trove of original archival footage, Far Out is lively, humorous, inspiring and irreverent. The film is vital, telling the history but hewing to the universal themes of how we grapple—over a lifetime—with politics, relationships, morality, spirituality, civic engagement and finding our home.
The series is sponsored by UMass Amherst Libraries and the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center.
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