Nimbin might be known as Australia’s hippie capital, but its residents are far from welcoming. At least, that was the impression we got when we first arrived. As we found out, there’s a lot more to those people than what meets the eye, and there’s more to the story than a bunch of reclusive weed-smoking hippies not wanting to talk to us.
Also we made a recreation of my favourite scene from Pineapple Express which I though was very super cool.
Thanks to everyone who took part in this video and sorry to anyone we pissed off. Nimbin is actually a pretty cool place, but if you’re heading down there, try listening to the locals’ stories instead of buying weed. The town is inexorably tied to cannabis culture, but there’s a lot more going on than just pot. It’s not just Byron Bay’s stoned little cousin, although it is also definitely Byron Bay’s stoned little cousin.
Directed, written and edited by Jack Kristensen
Filmed by Antione Dorval
Additional filming by Jack Kristensen
Stock footage by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Anete Lusina
Stock images by New South Wales State Library
Music:
Time Will Tell – Ronen Green @greenronen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcGppSNb4OE
Follow The Sun – Jordin Laine @jordinlaine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ywBLD9IVdg
I Wonder – Vukasin Pavicevic @1VP1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKKRWRa1VmQ
Old Man – Dan Holloway @DanCHolloway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgV46DyMneM
In The Summertime – Fullsweet @fullsweet6528
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp82EdI1y9k
My Shit’s Fucked Up – Dustin Davis @dustinkanedavis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqJSDSXOv-I
Big Country – Salty Strings @saltystrings8641
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqd5ZOfCBew
Hilawe – Arthur Lyman
Dark Was The Night – Blind Willie Johnson
Sources and further reading:
https://www.mla.com.au/globalassets/mla-corporate/prices–markets/documents/trends–analysis/other-reportanalysis/mla_the-history-of-australian-cattle-prices-since-1970.pdf
https://byronbay.com/nimbin/
https://nnic.org.au/pub/index.php/about-nimbina/amazing-nimbin
https://theconversation.com/nimbin-before-and-after-local-voices-on-how-the-1973-aquarius-festival-changed-a-town-forever-116165
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/nimbin-aquarius-festival-bauls-bengal
https://www.aquarius50.com.au/
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2023/01/the-aquarius-festival-50-years-on/
http://www.nimbinweb.com.au/nimbin/index.htm
https://byronbay.com/nimbin/
https://web.archive.org/web/20061223234415/http://nimbinmardigrass.com/history.html
https://www.echo.net.au/2019/05/nimbin-hemp-embassy-raided-day-mardi-grass-festival/
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
01:28 – Day One
03:55 – Day Two
09:29 – Day Three
12:38 – Day Four
18:54 – Day Five
24:32 – Conclusion
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