The New Alchemists

Directed by Dorothy Todd Hénaut

Canada, 1974 (documentary, 29 minutes, colour, English)

Also known as "Alchimie nouvelle"

Image: © National Film Board of Canada

Film Description:
"At a farm in Massachusetts, a small group of people, including some scientists, explore possibilities for more humane, self-sufficient lifestyles involving interrelated food-producing systems and small-scale solar and wind technology. Their work is a model for others with the vision of a greener, kinder world and a taste for inventing the future. 'Think small,' say the New Alchemists. 'Look what thinking big has done.'"
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Description [in French] :
"Le choix d'un groupe d'hommes et de femmes ayant opté pour une vie en accord avec la nature nous est ici raconté avec brio."
-- Office national du film du Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Produced by:	Colin Low, Len Chatwin
Film Editing:	Torben Schioler
Music:	Marsha Johnson, Joe McIlvine, Mary Lou McIlvine, Robert Karstens
Production Company:	National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
Additional Credits:	Commentary [commentaire]: Stanley Jackson

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Notes about The New Alchemists

Film produced as part of the National Film Board of Canada's 'Challenge for Change/Société nouvelle' program.

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Web Sites about The New Alchemists

National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- The New Alchemists." National Film Board of Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=10567.
Office national du film du Canada. "ONF -- Alchimie nouvelle." Office national du film du Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=632. [in French]