Grass Roots: Rural Communes in the U.S.A. (1975)
1975 · Short film · 23 min · dir. Luciano Martinengo
- Documentary
Synopsis
Analyzes several American communes, including the Twin Oaks community in Virginia, based on B.F. Skinner's theories of behaviorism; an anarchists' community in Maryland; a network of loosely connected communities in California; and the Lama Foundation, a community based on various religious disciplines. Discusses such topics as economy, division of work, sex roles, the individual relating to the collective, and the upbringing of children.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Luciano Martinengo
- Released
- 1975-01-01
- Running time
- 23 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
- Internet Archive item
- grassrootsruralcommunitiesintheusareel2of2_201504
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 16mm Film
- Educational Film
- Twin Oaks Community
- Communal living
Cast & crew
- Luciano Martinengo Director