“…mind-blowing in the extreme.” “...Fascinating..." “…a perfect mix of ingredients for an exceptionally compelling documentary…" “....a surreal – and sometimes

painfully wide-eyed – glimpse at

that moment in history before irony killed the hippie.” “...engrossing...a great feat..." “...outrageously spaced out drama..." “Anyone who’s ever had even the

smallest bit of interest in cults

and/or group mentality should find

an abundance of gold in the new

documentary The Source, from gifted

filmmakers Jodi Wille and Maria Demopoulos.” “…extraordinary..."

“Unearthing a decent sample of these former members, as well as a wealth of archival film and photographs, the directors elicit testimony that’s diversely sharp, spacey, nostalgic and heartbreaking." “This magnetic pop-history memorial has everything: free sex, celebrity, psychedelic rock, polygamy and beyond." “A captivating look at what had to be the most earnest (and most photogenic) cult of the 1970s." “...a strange and beautiful parable about the rise, fall and surprisingly influential afterlife of a '60s love cult."

“Such a pure expression of an archetypal 1970s psychedelic subculture that it feels like an ornate and elaborate invention.” “...a very agreeable entertainment." “Beginning with a minute-and-a-half slow zoom into Yod's intense eyes, the movie does not pass judgment from 2013, but rather tries to show how it all made sense in 1973.” “We know how this story is supposed to end, and yet we’re wrong about that…an oddly affirmative and sympathetic portrait of the disciples, if not the guru, during an era when many were casting about for alternative forms of spirituality.”