The Source Family (2013)

6.0/10 98 min Documentary

Overview

A feature documentary film set in Hollywood, examining a radical experiment in '70s utopian living. The Source Family were the darlings of the Sunset Strip until their communal living, outsider ideals and spiritual leader Father Yod's 13 wives became an issue with local authorities. They fled to Hawaii, leading to their dramatic demise.

Cast

Father Yod

Self (archive footage)

Don Bolles

Self - Drummer, The Germs

Janet Fitch

Self - Writer, Novelist

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