The Source Family | Far Out Film Night
Tue, 27 Jan
|Dome Cinema and Bar
A documentary about a 1960's freaked out hippy cult with a patriarch called Yod.
Time & Location
27 Jan 2026, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Dome Cinema and Bar, 38 Childers Road, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand
About the event
A 2012 documentary on the story of The Source Family, a freaked out hippie cult formed in the late 1960's by Father Yod (not his given name at birth lol). Father Yod became the patriarch of a commune of young people, who considered him their spiritual father.
The group, known as "The Source Family, lived together in a Hollywood Hills mansion and was supported by the earnings
of one of California's first health food restaurants, which grossed $10,000 a day during its peak popularity. (in 1960's dollars).
The Source Family provides a view of the group through the cult's own archival collection that is still maintained to this day, including extensive photos, home movies, audio recordings, and contemporary interviews with members of the family.
Serving as a highly personal, insider's guide to the counter-culture movement of the early 70s, the film is inspired by the cult-classic book "The Source: The Story…