Hey this is perhaps a just in the nick of time-- I arrived here in Seattle tonight and tomorrow (May 5) is the first movie theater screening of my film COMMUNE at the NW Film Forum, it plays for a week.. Come by for part of yer cinco de mayo stuff and say hello..

COMMUNE follows the adventures of the Black Bear Ranch, a seminal anarchistic commune and their kids from 1968 till today. Descended out of the San Francisco counterculture, Black Bear launched with the motto "Free Land for Free People." The only snag was that freedom meant something different for each person who arrived at the Northern California wilderness. Their quest for utopia ultimately tested the core of each of their souls...

"They threw themselves body and soul into group living in one of California's most radical and durable communities...the 60's gets it's most honest appraisal yet." Robert Koehler, Variety

Ric Garcia and his veggie oil bus will be there as will all sorts of groups. We are attempting to create a space, something like a mini Woodstock meets Burning Man meets a good ol' alternative movie screening. There is space for booths for progressive and other cool groups.

... check out the trailer and the growing group of our Seattle film and alt friends. www.myspace.com/communethemovie

Thanks! Jonathan Berman, Director of "Commune"

PS What's the coolest thing to do in this town? I want to explore a bit...