Commune

About Commune

In 1968, Elsa and Richard Marley founded an alternative-living community, named Black Bear, in the remote Northern California wilderness with the motto "Free Land for Free People." This film tells the story of that intended utopia.

Commune (2005) is a documentary film directed by Jonathan Berman. It runs 78 minutes and was released in April 2005.

Peter Coyote plays self, Black Bear resident. The screenplay is by Jonathan Berman. American members can watch it on Cineverse Amazon Channel, Fandor, and Philo.