The New Peasants - Hepburn screening + Q&A

Film screening + Q&A

Join us for a local screening of The New Peasants at Radius Art Space! The 66 minute film will be followed by a 30 minute Q&A with Meg, Patrick, Woody and the film's director Jordan Osmond. The evening will be MC'd by permaculture co-originator David Holmgren.

This screening is capped at 40 tickets and all profits will be donated to Nalderun.

Australian Classification rating: M for mild course language.

Watch the trailer:

Film synopsis

What happens when the values of the culture you’ve always known no longer align with how you see the world?

The New Peasants offers an intimate look into the life of Meg, Patrick, Zephyr, and Woody. A family who, for 20 years, have been transitioning away from modern industrial culture toward a radically simple, sustainable, and beautiful way of life.

Concerns about the industrial food system and environmental crises provided the family’s initial motivation to live differently. Now it’s 15 years since they’ve eaten from a supermarket or owned a car. The household, living intentionally below the poverty line and meeting 80% of their needs without using money, is nonetheless rich in so many ways. Wealth is found in their cellar of preserved foods, connections with community, saved seeds, homesteading skills and the time to focus on what really matters in life. Yet the decision to live this way has brought profound challenges for their family, in the form of their eldest son’s encounters with the law. These experiences have produced immense grief, but, in the end, also great joy.

This film shares the unfolding journey of a family rejecting the mainstream culture and working to create a new one. A culture and economy that draw on ways of the past while stepping joyfully into the future. For everything they’ve let go, something has been gained. With every challenge, something learned.

This is one family’s response to the predicament of our time, offering an inspiring glimpse into the kind of future, culture, and economy we can create. This family’s way of living shows that transformative change begins at the home and community level and that we can all participate in creating a better world.

ABOUT RADIUS CINEMA

The screening is at Radius which isn’t a pro cinema but we have a great projector / screen & sound system.  Seating is a first in basis, we have a variety of chairs but if you need something specific reach out and we will try and accommodate your needs or even better bring your own if you like!  There is wheel chair access, let us know if you are bringing one so we can make a clear pathway and space.  There will also be bean bags up front and stools up back.  We have capped it to 40 people per screening to make sure everyone is comfortable and well fed!

BYO

Feel free to bring along Snacks / Pop-Corn.

We will have the kettle on for FREE tea / coffee.