4. The Source Family
Site Score: 10, IMDb Score: 5 Overall Score: 15
Directed by Jodi Wille and Maria Demopoulos
Year: 2012
Counter-culture utopian communities were a common occurrence in the 1970s. However, most of them seek to isolate themselves from the society at large and create their safe havens as far away from other people as they could. Father Yod, the founder of the Source Family, went for a different approach. He set himself and his 13 wives on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Featuring period photographs, tapes, and documents, as well as interviews with people who were familiar with the community, the documentary depicts their struggle against the local authorities, relocation to Hawaii and the eventual breakup.
