United States / Mar 07, 2012 / South by Southwest Film Festival
God Has A Rock Band
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
A feature documentary film set in Hollywood, examining a radical experiment in '70s utopian living. The Source Family were the darlings of the Sunset Strip until their communal living, outsider ideals and spiritual leader Father Yod's 13 wives became an issue with local authorities. They fled to Hawaii, leading to their dramatic demise.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Elena Michaels | Self (as Electra Aquarian) |
| Ob Gold | Self (as Orbit Aquarian) |
| Dawn Hurwitz | Self (as Galaxy Aquarian) |
| Electricity Aquarian | Self |
| Isis Aquarian | Self |
| Magus Aquarian | Self |
| Erik Davis | Self - Writer, Social Historian |
| Patricia Bragg | Self - Bragg Health Products; Childhood Friend of Jim Baker |
| Bobby Klein | Self - Manager, Old World Restaurant |
| Anne Marie Bennstrom | Self - Founder of the Ashram Spa; Friend of Jim Baker |
| Don Bolles | Self - Drummer, The Germs |
| Janet Fitch | Self - Writer, Novelist |
| Sunflower Aquarian | Self |
| Nancy Hirsch | Self (as Heaven Aquarian) |
| Robin Baker | Self (as Mother Ah-Om) |
| Yogi Bhajan | Self (archive footage) |
| Bud Cort | Self (archive footage) |
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| Pamela Des Barres | Self - Former Groupie, Writer |
| Ron Raffaelli | Self - Photographer |
| Evie Shapiro | Self - Electra’s Sister |
| Makushla Aquarian | Self |
| Dave Nuss | Self - No-Neck Blues Band |
| Laurel Stearns | Self - Band Manager |
| Billy Corgan | Self - Smashing Pumpkins |
| Celeste Baker | Self (as Tau Aquarian) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Source Family |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Eternal Now, Process Media, TriCal Entertainment |
| Official site | thesourcedoc.com |
| Release date | 1 maggio 2013 |
| Executive producer | Braxton Pope, Michael DeLuise |
| Production | Adam Parfrey, Maria Demopoulos, Isis Aquarian, Holly Becker, Jodi Wille, Amaryllis Knight, John Tanzer |
| Writer | Isis Aquarian, Electricity Aquarian |
| Editing | Claire Didier, Jennifer Harrington, Nimrod Erez, Susan Littenberg |
| Cinematography | John Tanzer, Phoebe Sudrow, Fortunato Procopio, Virginia Lee Hunter |
| Assistant directors | Jodi Wille, Maria Demopoulos |
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| Lighting | Clearwaters Aquarian |
| Camera operators | John Tanzer, Phoebe Sudrow, Fortunato Procopio, Virginia Lee Hunter |
| Additional photography | Phoebe Sudrow, Fortunato Procopio, Virginia Lee Hunter, John Tanzer |
| Production design | Chris Kirk |
| Art direction | Chris Kirk |
| Set decoration | Chris Kirk |
| Visual effects | Yoshio Kohashi |
| Music | Octavius Aquarian, Sunflower Aquarian, Scott Arvin, Father Yod, Sky Saxon, Djin Aquarian, Robin Baker, Clearwaters Aquarian, Anthony Vanchure, Tim Hoogenakker, Stephanie Lowry |
| Sound | Octavius Aquarian, Clearwaters Aquarian, Anthony Vanchure, Sunflower Aquarian, Tim Hoogenakker, Scott Arvin, Father Yod, Sky Saxon, Djin Aquarian, Stephanie Lowry, Robin Baker |
Release dates
Premiere
Greece / Sep 29, 2012 / Athens Film Festival
Theatrical release
United States / May 01, 2013 / NR
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