Finding Utopia - Taylor Camp
Friday, May 14, 2010
In 1969, thirteen Hippies–refugees from campus riots, war protests and police brutality–fled to the remote Hawaiian island of Kauai. Before long this little tribe of men, women and children were arrested and sentenced to ninety days hard labor for having no money and no home. Island resident Howard Taylor, brother of actress Elizabeth, bailed out the group and invited them to camp on his vacant ocean front land–then left them on their own, without any restrictions, regulations or supervision. Soon waves of hippies, surfers and troubled Vietnam vets found their way to this clothing-optional, pot-friendly tree house village at the end of the road on the Island’s North Shore.
In 1977 after condemning the village to make way for a State park, Government officials torched the tree houses, leaving little but ashes and memories of “the best days of our lives.”
John Wehrheim’s 1970s photographs reveal a community that created order without rules and rejected materialism for the healing power of nature. The story of Taylor Camp’s eight-year existence is told through interviews made 30 years later after tracking down the campers, their neighbors and the government officials who finally got rid of them.
Finding Utopia Film Festival presents
TAYLOR CAMP - Living the '60s Dream.
Saturday, May 29 - Aloha Theatre - Kona, 7:30PM
Sunday, May 30 - Hawaii Theatre - Oahu, 2PM
Sunday, May 30 - Palace Theater - Hilo, 5PM & 7:30PM
Tuesday, June 1 - Kalani Oceanside Retreat - Pahoa, 8PM
Wednesday, June 2 - MACC Castle Theater - Maui, 7PM
http://TaylorCampKauai.com for trailer, reviews and details.
Download File: Look Inside Taylor Camp.pdf
Link | Taylor Camp
I haven't seen this dvd yet and also I thought I'd posted about this place before but don't guess I did... but it belongs here on this website. :p
1 comments:
So sad, how such a simple down to earth philosophy could be considered such a threat by big brother.
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