The New Alchemists (1974)
This short documentary profiles a community engaged in developing sustainable living methods, including food production and small-scale solar and wind technology, on a farm in Massachusetts in the 1970s. Well before sustainability was a mainstream concern, these prescient innovators attempted to create a vision of a greener, kinder world. "Think small," say the New Alchemists. "Look what thinking big has done."
Director: Dorothy Todd Hénaut
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Stanley Jackson as Commentary |
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Ginny Stikeman as Narration |
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John Todd as Self |
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Nancy Jack Todd as Self |
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Bob Angevine as Self |
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Bill McLarney as Self |
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Marcus Sherman as Self |
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Earle Barnhart as Self |
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John L. Hess as Self |
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Karen Hess as Self |
| Sound | Robert Karstens | Music |
| Production | Len Chatwin | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Mary Lou McIlvine | Music |
| Sound | Gérard Sénécal | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Dorothy Todd Hénaut | Director |
| Camera | Hilde Atema | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Hughes Mignault | Sound |
| Editing | Torben Schioler | Editor |
| Sound | Marsha Johnson | Music |
| Camera | Martin Duckworth | Camera Operator |
| Production | Colin Low | Producer |
| Sound | Joe McIlvine | Music |
| Camera | John Cressey | Still Photographer |