Last Hippie Standing
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Last Hippie Standing is a 45 min. documentary by the German
filmmaker Marcus Robbin about Goa, India. The film compares the sixties and seventies hippie
era with the situation in 2000.
The film works without commentary and consists of documentation of the ongoing party culture in Goa, as well as private and previously unreleased Super 8
footage from the sixties and seventies in Goa, filmed by Cleo Odzer
. This material is the only existing contemporary film document of the hippie days in Goa. Furthermore, interviews with hippie veterans like Goa Gil
, locals and the former chief minister of Goa, Francisco Sardinha
, describe the clashes that occur between the party culture and Indian conservatism.
The last part of the documentary is shot at the Berlin
Love Parade
, where the protagonists reflect about their own spiritual development and the changes that have happened since the hippie movement had started.
The film was shot in December 1999 and January 2000 with an estimated budget of $20.000.
Since 2004, it has been distributed by Nowonmedia (Japan).
Despite the refusal of many TV stations and film funding institutions to cooperate, the documentary became very popular on the Internet.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
filmmaker Marcus Robbin about Goa, India. The film compares the sixties and seventies hippie
Hippie
The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The etymology of the term 'hippie' is from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's...
era with the situation in 2000.
The film works without commentary and consists of documentation of the ongoing party culture in Goa, as well as private and previously unreleased Super 8
Super 8 mm film
Super 8 mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format....
footage from the sixties and seventies in Goa, filmed by Cleo Odzer
Cleo Odzer
Cleo Odzer was an American writer, author of books on prostitution in Thailand, the hippie culture of Goa, and cybersex.-Childhood and being a groupie:...
. This material is the only existing contemporary film document of the hippie days in Goa. Furthermore, interviews with hippie veterans like Goa Gil
Goa Gil
Goa Gil is an American-born musician, DJ and party organizer. He is one of the founders of the goa trance and psytrance movement in electronic dance music.-Biography:...
, locals and the former chief minister of Goa, Francisco Sardinha
Francisco Sardinha
Francisco Sardinha is an Indian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Goa from 24 November 1999 to 24 October 2000. Presently, he is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.-Political career:...
, describe the clashes that occur between the party culture and Indian conservatism.
The last part of the documentary is shot at the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
Love Parade
Love Parade
The Love Parade was a popular electronic dance music festival and parade that originated in 1989 in West Berlin, Germany. It was held in Germany annually between 1989 and 2003 in Berlin, and then from 2006 to 2010 in the Ruhr region...
, where the protagonists reflect about their own spiritual development and the changes that have happened since the hippie movement had started.
The film was shot in December 1999 and January 2000 with an estimated budget of $20.000.
Since 2004, it has been distributed by Nowonmedia (Japan).
Despite the refusal of many TV stations and film funding institutions to cooperate, the documentary became very popular on the Internet.
External links
- www.lasthippiestanding.de (official homepage)
- Last Hippie Standing on Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Last Hippie Standing (complete documentary)
- Last Hippie Standing (complete documentary)