Orange sunshine is the neverbeforetold story of the brotherhood of eternal love a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in california, which became the largest suppliers of lsd during the 60s and 70s. The brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world. It started out as a movie i was making called the cosmic surfer, says hynson. The story of the lsd counterculture, stewart tendler and david may 1984, isbn 1904879950. The brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world by nicholas schou by.
Pbskqed march 10, 2016 top 10 documentaries to watch at sxsw 2016 by tom roston. May 22, 2016 for educational and archival purposes, heres an older version of a trailerclips about the brotherhood of eternal love documentary called orange sunshine that had been made available on youtube. Few stories in the annals of american counterculture are as intriguing or dramatic as that of the brotherhood of eternal love. The bel also was the first outfit to import and distribute hash from afghanistan into the u.
Brotherhood of eternal love there are moments in time, when a word, a thought, or a substance has had such power, that it changes history. The brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world 2010, st. The brotherhood of eternal love, from flower power to hippie mafia. Orange sunshine os movie brotherhood of eternal love. The brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world kindle edition by schou, nick. Gale worked closely with the brotherhood and became the public face of orange sunshine. Great historical film about the brotherhood of eternal love. Timothy leary in the brotherhood of eternal love religious belief systems and psychedelics are you experienced in the discovery of your infinite self. Many of the real people the film is based on are expected to gather for a brotherhood reunion at both screenings.
The social garden was live attending meet the brotherhood of eternal love at the social garden. Orange sunshine film the brotherhood of eternal love. The brotherhood of eternal love was an organization of drug users and distributors that operated from the mid1960s through the late 1970s in orange county. Orange sunshine brotherhood of eternal love, history. The history of the brotherhood of eternal love is that of a group of. I had a hit of orange sunshine when i was 15 and ive never looked back. The hippie mafia in question was the brotherhood of eternal love, and the latest and by my count only the second major book to tell their story is orange sunshine. With orange sunshine, schou has crafted a definitive history of the dark side of the 1960s. Filmmaker turns lens toward 60s surfer smugglers of. Orange sunshine tells the neverbeforetold story of the brotherhood of eternal love a. Good question and the brotherhood of eternal love tried to fill the bill. Its about a crew of hippie surfers than start smuggling hash back to america in loaded up vw vans, eventually moving on to be one of the uss largest lsd rings.
With austin arnold, tyler mauro, francesca galassi, taylor bottles. Orange sunshine is the neverbeforetold story of the brotherhood of eternal. Orange sunshine is the neverbeforetold story of the brotherhood of eternal love a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in california, which became the largest suppliers of lsd during. Orange sunshine movie interview produced by bel youtube. This featurelength doc follows their rise to starstatus in psychedelic movement and. And it is wonderful that their story has been told so skillfully and without. May 10, 1941 april 24, 2017 was a cult figure known in the psychedelic community for his work as a clandestine chemist from 1966 to 1996 for the brotherhood of eternal love. The brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world by nicholas schou thomas dunne books 2010363. Orange sunshine 2016 michael delgado and gunner greyson in orange. Bonded by their dreams to fight social injustice and spread peace, this unlikely band of freespirited idealists quickly transformed into a.
Rolling stone march 3, 2016 25 movies we cant wait to see at sxsw 2016 advance notice by df. How i almost survived americas cultural revolution. The founders of the brotherhood are visionaries who walked the walk and paid the price for it as well. Mar 14, 2016 orange sunshine is the neverbeforetold story of the brotherhood of eternal love a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in california, which became the largest suppliers of lsd during the 60s and 70s. Orange sunshine is coming out of the psychedelic closet. Apr 26, 2011 yet as nicholas schou explores in orange sunshine. When i read that they recreated scenes for the movie my first reaction is that its going to be a bit hokey. Dubbed the hippie mafia, the brotherhood began in the mid1960s as a small band of peaceloving, adventureseeking surfers in southern california. Hynson also got involved in the film rainbow bridge, a time capsule of the era that includes one of jimi hendrixs last recorded concerts on the slopes of haleakala crater. For educational and archival purposes, heres an older version of a trailerclips about the brotherhood of eternal love documentary called. This featurelength doc follows their rise to starstatus in psychedelic movement and the bad trip that followed. Orange sunshine trips on lsd love story set in laguna. The brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world schou, nicholas on.
Orange sunshine tells the neverbeforetold story of the brotherhood of eternal love a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in southern california that became the largest suppliers of. The movie depicts the unbelievable rise and fall of timothy leary s legendary cult which started as a group of laguna beach surfers and quickly became the worlds largest acid, hash and marijuana distribution network. The neverbeforetold story of the brotherhood of eternal love a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in southern california that became the largest suppliers of psychedelic drugs in the world during the 1960s and early 1970s. Using still photos, modernday talking heads and gorgeous reenactments, the film is a jawdropping piece of social history. Sand was part of the league for spiritual discovery at the millbrook estate in new york, has been credited as the first underground chemist on record to have synthesized.
For educational and archival purposes, heres an older version of a trailerclips about the brotherhood of eternal love documentary called orange sunshine that had been made available on youtube. Bonded by their dreams to fight social injustice and spread peace, this unlikely band of freespirited idealists quickly transformed into a drugsmuggling empire. The documentary, orange sunshine, the true story of friends, family and one hundred million hits of acid, screens at the newport beach film festival april 23 and 26. Orange sunshine documentary feature trailer youtube. Orange sunshine is an intimate portrait of the sixties revolutionary group the brotherhood of eternal love a small band of surfers and hippies. Apr 05, 2016 a documentary feature on the brotherhood of eternal love, a group of friends out of southern california that became the largest distributors of lsd and hash in the world. A documentary feature on the brotherhood of eternal love, a group of friends out of southern california that became the largest distributors of. Orange sunshine is a featurelength documentary that traces the stories and smugglings of the brotherhood of eternal love, from its beginning as a small surf gang out of newport beach, california sic in the midsixties to their rise as the largest distributors of lsd and hash in the world by 1969, to their ultimate demise and takedown by. Kirkley was premiered at sxsw in the documentary feature category in march 2016 in austin, texas.
Reunion proves a strange trip the projection screen was down. The brotherhood s story is the most surreal saga of the 1960s that has never been told, writes journalist nicholas schou, whose new book, orange sunshine, is as close to an authorized story. Orange sunshine is the neverbeforetold story of the brotherhood of eternal love a spiritual group of surfers. Orange sunshine os movie brotherhood of eternal love, history. A documentary feature on the brotherhood of eternal love, a group of friends out of southern california that became the largest distributors of lsd and hash in the world.
This was probably one of the most disappointing docmovies ibe seen in years. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading orange sunshine. Movie info orange sunshine tells the neverbeforetold story of the brotherhood of eternal love a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in southern california that became the largest suppliers. Rolling stone march 3, 2016 25 movies we cant wait to see at. Orange sunshine, named after the groups signature brand of acid, follows the transformation of the brotherhood of eternal love from its humble beginnings as an experiment in communal living and psychedelic experience into the hub of a countercultural movement that swept up an entire generation.
Orange sunshine 2016 michael delgado and gunner greyson in orange sunshine 2016. The brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world, those were among the main activities of the. The brotherhood of eternal love was left to rest in peace. The brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world by nicholas schou.
Kirkley presented a trailer for his upcoming documentary orange sunshine, the true story of orange countys brotherhood of eternal love, also known as the hippie mafia. The brotherhood of eternal love was an organization of drug users and distributors that operated from the mid1960s through the late 1970s in orange county, california. Mar 24, 2010 the brotherhood of eternal love was left to rest in peace. The brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world by oc weekly investigative reporter nick schou. A psychedelic revolution of love, peace and spiritual discovery enlightenment in the universal tao. The organization was started by john griggs as a commune, but by 1969, had turned to. There was equipment and fussing around with it as author nick schou prepared to talk about his 2010 book, orange sunshine, the brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world. Id heard about the brotherhood of eternal love before but this film lets you get to know the people and the people in this film are very good people. Film flashes back to the days when laguna beach was an lsd.
Orange sunshine tells the neverbeforetold story of the brotherhood of eternal love a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in southern california that became the largest suppliers of psychedelic drugs in the world during the 1960s and early 1970s. The brotherhood of eternal love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world, nicholas schou thomas dunne books, 2009, isbn 9780312551834. Mar 10, 2017 the feature length documentary explores the origins of the brotherhood of eternal love, a group dubbed the hippie mafia that started a psychedelic revolution in the us. Kirkley tells the story of the brotherhood of eternal love through recreations of laguna beach in the 60s and 70s.
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