@@johnevans7260 it truly depends on your attitude. I've had an incredible time. It's a unique town with very good intentions. It's about desernment as is all things.
You said you failed to make a documentary about Nimbin ,this is incorrect. You’ve made a truly awesome documentary on Nimbin and showed the side of Nimbin we all wanted to see. Good one man thanks for showing us this very interesting side of this famous town. I watched the whole thing so you must have succeeded because it was very enjoyable 👍👍👍
That lady at the end seems pretty cool. Seems more reasonable that they dislike the cameras once she explains how tourists like to take "hippy pictures" of her kids.
I live completely on the opposite side of the world, culturally, in Texas USA. Its regressive, stubborn, only cares about the richest folks. This video seemed so odd and fascinating. Your self-defeating humor is funny. Although as a USA person, I didn't understand some things because we have it labeled differently. I do love you guys don't have idiots running around with guns in the country side. Thats all we got here. I liked this piece. Sub'd.
You gotta remember where you are bro. No offence. We dont like fucken cameras in our town or being filmed without consent. There are enough cameras on our streetlight poles, we dont want more. People either need to come for the life experience of what nimbin is and take it on for the sake of their personal growth and outlook, or stay away. We are not a freakshow to be documented. This new age of trying to show off and market everything is a massive part of the problem we face in this day and age. Once upon a time, Byron bay was a cheap, quiet, small town too, then it was shown off and marketed. It fucked the place. Dont do it to us too please. Either help protect what we have, or simply leave us alone. Cheers. 🙏
From day one of the Nimbin revival back in the 70's, I wanted visit there to see how things could be done towards self sustaing. After 20 years of waiting, I entered Nimbin from the northern end of town one Saturday morning and saw the drunken youths (first generation hippies) sprawled in the door opening of the pub and on the footpath. Five minutes Ute's later, I exited Nimbin at the south end, realising that the inhabitants there were mainly a bunch of life's losers. The hippy dream had failed.
Back in the early 1980's (when I was in my very early 20's years of age) I lived at Tuntable Falls community. (Just outside Nimbin) Most of the people I spent time with were very open and friendly. But .... I also found that a lot where very quick to ostracise you. Simply because you didn't look a certain way or know such and such or weren't interested in becoming a sycophant of some so called spiritual "leader". I found it an incredibly "clique" town in a lot of ways. Even for someone who had been living just up the road a bit, in another country town, since the 1970's.
My kids great grandma used to own half that land ,well clearly the indigenous mob owned it but anyway they used to drive cattle accross that hole area before hippy’s came to town . We lived up top end of Oz in forests & bush near cairns in Goldsboro valley of the grid with my dad & many others moved there building houses on crowned land , my dad used to say up north there of grid after giving away millions his cars trucks houses & yachts he made fron air brush art become famous artist , to get away from Materialist Western society live with nothing ,homeless & free , he used to say that all the mob in the bin & northern rivers & around Byron came from top end when they drove hippies out of QLD . Back in 70 80z that’s what he used to say anyway they all came from the top end . 28 years ago it was a different place . They tried stopping the highway fron being built , they predicted everything that has come to pass, I remember going to a rally when I was visiting from the other side of Australia and they said if the highway gets built easy access from Sydney will drive the prices up drive locals out and take away what it is. People used to be friendly, welcoming,, since that highway was built it is now up in the millions of dollars just buy a shed. It really did destroy the whole area like they predicted it. Would they said the pollution from the semi trailers going down the highway the sound of the 12 wheel trucks will be heard from Bangalow . It’s all happened & come to pass . Never used to be so when I grew up around there, It was always friendly and welcoming. The same thing happened to Karanda up north the markets where a colourful beautiful place now generic tents line the pathways with busloads of Japanese tourists and Australian tourists shops filled with stuffed koalas, and Asian made indigenous artwork . A big fat American man even bought the Corroboree dance troupe in Karanda , those fascination dances have travelled the world dancing, and this American wanted them to change. That dance moves some refused and was fired and left with nothing living in sheds with the seven kids. I remember when I was 15 in Byron and turning around to see my friend and I getting photos taken of us by tourists. I wondered why that was happening until I realised it was the way we looked, with our hair full of feathers,jewellery . you can’t blame people for not wanting to be a tourist attraction and have their photos taken, especially with the epidemic of mental health from the destruction of the region by highways And Creedy investment property buyers industries, there’s a lot of depression and people are just not happy about what’s happened to their communities. They can’t even afford a rental any more and so many have been tripping out.. you can’t expect Community’s to be welcoming and happy under such circumstances While the communities are being stripped and raped by greedy and rich material vampires
Yes the locals are the biggest hypocrites in the country. They hold no truth and cant lead anyone anywhere. They're practically a bunch of drug addicted losers who snarl at anyone they don't recognise.
Haha man i love your videos... They strike the perfect balance of humour, story telling and contemplation. TH-cam and self-awareness is also a niche crossover. To flip a non story into something like that is a real talent.
“The dickheads who don’t know they’re dickheads might be the biggest dickheads of all” 😂 I enjoy the self-reflection, and depreciation. Humility is lost in many vlogs but this is great. I think many small towns and even cities are like this in the states as well. Truth be told, it’s rude to yell at someone you don’t know as they walk away. Some of them have unreasonable expectations in public. Ironic they’re rude to outsiders.
It's not so much that locals dont want to be filmed (there's hundreds of documentaries where lots of locals are interviewed) it's more the approach you took. If you ever decide to come back id recommend walking around without your cameras on the first day or two just talking to people and letting them know what your intentions are with your filming, a good place to start would be the hemp embassy, ask for Michael he will be able to point you in the direction of interesting people who may be keen for an interview. Nimbin has definitely changed a lot since the fire in the heart of our town but there's still a lot of beauty here and a really strong sense of community. I hope you come back one day and get to see the real Nimbin. ✌
I think Nimbin is still the best town in Australia and if I could afford it, I'd live there for sure ... I cried when I drove out of Nimbin and no other place has touched my heart like that 💖🌈🕊️
Good on ya, Jack. You learned about two VERY important things you must have before making a documentary: Access and permission. You learned that both are vital preparation and are both required before shooting a single frame.
Pointing a camera in the face of normal people who aren't notable in any way, and pestering them without permission, isn't 'investigative journalism'. I'm sorry that you don't understand that.@@jaxhoffalot2812
I learnt more from this documentary than from any other I might have seen about Nimbin (can't even remember them) and about respect for its citizens. So, in saying all that, thank you.
I think the title "Don't go to Nimbin" is a bit unfair given the circumstances which you guys have arrived at that point, I know its self referential conisdering that the main understanding here is to not film without consent (especially for a community that's attempted to create an alternative lifestyle and has consistantly come under scrutiny) - you guys were initially treated with respect until pushing that boundary, I feel as though the catchy title (while it did get my attention) is maybe a bit harsh considering. End of the day its always all about enthusiastic consent. Great quality doco - but maybe the title / description can be a little more orientated to the conclusion rather than the initial reaction to not being able to film.
You're absolutely right and it was definitely something I was grappling with when I was making the video. Unfortunately, as I'm sure you're aware TH-cam's algorithm is geared toward catchy titles and graphics and if I ever want my channel to succeed, I have to tow the line. If that weren't the case, I'd have titled it "I went to Nimbin and made a documentary" but that's not what gets people interested. I've always been terrible with titles and thumbnails and this was the best I could think of. Thanks for the comment regardless, and I'm chuffed you enjoyed the vid. I'll take your advice and try to be better with it in the future.
great story mate i totally get where the people from nimbin are coming from after watching this i feel i could live in nimbin cheers from Queensland south
It must be so hard to get people to trust that you're not filming for a bad reason. Nimbin has always had beauty and your doco definitely showed that regardless of the rough points. Loved it! Abby made some good points too. 😂
This was a fantastic doc, despite all the stonewalling yal went through it really told a compelling story. Made me feel like I was there being drunkenly treated like garbage for 5 days too! 😅 All the best to you guys, and keep putting it out there this was good stuff.
I got family in Nimbin and they live about a block from the pub . Nimbin is not what it used to be but hence saying that I will visit for a day. They hate cameras and they also hate city life. The people that live there are very private people that even the polly ain't welcome as they are the most despised people on the planet. Basiclly a step back in time. if you come to town , be nice and don't be a dick or they might chase you out with a stick. There are many places that can be enjoyed in Northern NSW. Try and bring the city life to town and they will tell you to piss off.
Back in the day Nimbin was the place for alternate living but has slipped away due to the government not wanting this kind of lifestyle catching on . The cost of living has pushed the " hippie culture " further into the background as these days . society says you all need money to exist . The days of old Nimbin are gone now , most of the second generation " the Aquarius kids " did not embrace the lifestyle they grew up in .Nimbin is now mainly full of wannabe blowins who are into their phones and the internet and are more interested in portrayal than being . The introduction of hard drugs and the realisation by the old school that they could no longer exist by just keeping their heads above water has changed the dynamics of the hippie culture in Nimbin . Nice cars , a business and their own house is more the norm these days unfortunately . lf you had filmed 40 years ago it would have been a completely different vibe and story .
I don't think your doco was a failure by any means. I grew up around that area, a bit south of there actually, and it's good to see a blast from my past. An adventure's an adventure even if it's a misadventure! Keep up the good work mate.
When I went to Nimbin in the 90s I came away thinking it is the creepiest, weirdest place on earth. Seeing this video of Nimbin today just reaffirms to me how right I was. Don't go to Nimbin is very good advice.
To share something in my experience, I visited Nimbin in 2015 for the MardiGrass and, the people just love their way of off grid living. I found it quite incredible, seemed most folk were content as well.
Jack you looked like a undercover cop that would have got the tin foil cheersquad going. Im going to nimbin roots festival ill be wearing my I love 5G T shirt get them going
@Adventure Supreme geeze mate ya really stuffed up !!! ya shoulda come to the HEMP Bar and chatted to me or Gary Big Bong on a Friday , we not camera shy as we used to have the world first live webcam in an illegal cannabis cafe
I’ve got a photo of myself near the Nimbin sign in the 80’s with a pottery mull bowl I bout there, we’d go after surfing Brunswick Heads, Byron or the Coast to score was great didn’t ever have 2 get outta the car, they’d come 2 is score an ounce think round 60-$70, back in the day great memories 😊
Still surprised the subscriber count is low. You turned what could have been a failure into a pretty good success really. I would probably have just turned around and thought, I cant turn this into something watchable, but you did.
Spent a long time up that way. I was married to a girl from Alstonville. Over twenty years I went to Nimbin 3 times. First time a bloke collapsed on me in the street. I got asked by every second person if I was "right for a smoke". The last time, I didn't even get out of the car before a little kid on a bike tried to sell me drugs. I can't stand that place.
Forest is correct..My older brother owns a farm in Nimbin..what a pitty u didnt meet him...he has done so much for homelessness..he also put in extra dam with fire pumps for fire trucks so Nimbin will be protected..hes Not a Hippie..but an educated man with exceptional ideas & is getting shit done..never take a dog into Nimbin..u didnt see the sign..they infect the forner & flora..plus u look like a Narc with ur k9😂😂😂😂keep making films..uve got the gift💝🌻
I think this is useful for film students, it highlights the most important aspect of documentary making - access. The more sensitive the topic the harder it is to attain. People take years building relationships and building trust to make real documentaries. Making a film with substance requires more than a facebook message and 4 days. You need to know your subject, research, have a driving question, identify characters and potential storylines, spend time with the subject or in this case the community.. all before turning your camera on. Content for youtube however, well that's made by doing what you did. Still an interesting piece however because you were prepared to be honest and I enjoyed watching your struggle to make the film.
Mate this was not a failure, I watched the whole thing and I gotta say that it was all very enjoyable, the format and filmography especially. The commentary was on point as well.
I have full respect for the LGBTQ+ community and you guys and girls in general, i don't go filming at Pride Day, so don't go to Nimbin and try to film.
Oh wow! I'm a long time local... On behalf of my community, I almost feel like writing you an apology letter. Btw, Pretty sure I know what was going on for you there... You might even laugh if you knew. I'd explain, but you'd need a local history lesson to understand why we're often a bit camera shy around here. Sadly, not too long ago - you could've rocked up to town, introduced yourself and your intentions and you would have had people lining up to tell you their stories and share some of our history. What a shame we missed our chance this time. Happy travels to you from this nearly normal Nimbinite.
I really enjoyed the show. Your not a dick head, no one is. I think that the lady at the end living her best life, Nimbin is were she fits. If anything odd people ( I am odd it is cool for me). Society needs odd, it seems the odds are we need them.
Very contacting, the fact that they think people are judgemental about them and only see them as stoners etc, but then refuse to allow this guy to show the other side.
It’s a long story with many moving parts mostly it’s all got to do with greedy investment property buyers, 25. Years ago, the building of the highway was the destruction of the northern Rivers, causing depression and mental health to rise. They tried stopping it & predicted everything that has come to pass. I was living far north Queensland at the time I came down for a funeral or a wedding or a birthday party. I can’t remember and I went to a rally with my mum and everything they said on that stage that night from the rising costs to locals been pushed out the area to the sound of the semi trailers from the highway. You would hear from Bangalow , To the busloads of Japanese and Chinese tourists and the closure of local businesses and family run places, Has all come to pass. I remember vividly one man saying that highway with easy access from Sydney will drive the prices up so high the whole communities will be destroyed.. now houses and Properties/, friends and family bought for 17,000 now worth 7 million. You would think locals would be happy making millions of dollars with a $10,000 property they just bought in the 90s . but you cannot put a price on Freedom & home Community . Now Mental Health has risen. Depression is an epidermic and everyone is struggling just to keep a roof. Or put dinner on the table. So many people have been driven away, locals can’t afford to live in their own hometown any more , it’s happened all around Australia to multiple locations Karanda being a big one in far north Queensland , once a bustling community of laughter and music now Bus, lots of Asians and not a local insight , It’s similar to festivals like Maleny folk festival , When I was a child, at all, those festivals, they were incredible, but once things get too big, the mainstream roll in and strip it and leave the bones , it got too large, so they moved it now it’s called Woodford I have never been because back in 95. All the alcohol drinking main stream flooded the festival, my mum actually just went to a festival at Maleny. All the organisers have gone back Creating their little baby once more, where it was born ,probably from nostalgia. There was only 120 people at the festival and they will probably re-living the early days before it got too big. You can’t expect a place to keep its heart when no one can afford to live there any more . Just look at Byron Bay. The only remaining local shop is legend. Pizzas and Bay kebabs. They all go one by one by high rents. How can you expect a place to stay the same if the people have all gone? . Many still live up in the mountains and bands like a Oka or Wild Marmalade get everyone out of their hiding places. I was in Brunswick heads awhile ago and there were hundreds of people felt like the old days colourful Community you don’t see it any more we all come out of our caves & hiding places to have a dance. And for a few hours felt like it used to feel like before the greedy investment property & the the highways to Sydney were built
I went to Nimben a few times. It's a great place... but not if you film. A lot of people do things that is against the law! They don't want that on camera 🤳. My friend used to live in Nimben in the rainforest. Beautiful house and respect for your privacy 🔏. The police 🚓 is a big problem to. My friend had to leave because of them! Anyway, you are not the only one's who get locked out.
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I think it’s good to see people rejecting being filmed. It’s a bullshit part of modern life, though I guess it makes documentary-making more difficult
I can look , see and remember and share with others and nobody can stop me . Video is no different .
Ive been in nimbin fir two years. Ive been treated so well. People here look after each other and they have restored my faith in humanity.
I'm about to head to Nimbin to live Is it really as friendly a community as everyone says
@@johnevans7260 it truly depends on your attitude. I've had an incredible time. It's a unique town with very good intentions. It's about desernment as is all things.
@@johnevans7260 Why you going "to live" if you're not even sure you want to live there? Work? Or play?
You said you failed to make a documentary about Nimbin ,this is incorrect.
You’ve made a truly awesome documentary on Nimbin and showed the side of Nimbin we all wanted to see.
Good one man thanks for showing us this very interesting side of this famous town.
I watched the whole thing so you must have succeeded because it was very enjoyable 👍👍👍
Very wholesome comment. If I were the Poster, I'd need to have read this.
I respect a place that does not normalise the constant creation of content.
Also I love the usage of the old television to showcase interviews from the past
That lady at the end seems pretty cool. Seems more reasonable that they dislike the cameras once she explains how tourists like to take "hippy pictures" of her kids.
Yeah, she was awesome. Really lovely soul - we're very lucky to have met her.
they are feral pics not hippy pics Nimbin people are FERAL
@@JamesSmith-c2b The irony of speaking like that about an entire community, is a feral act in itself. Dog.
I live completely on the opposite side of the world, culturally, in Texas USA. Its regressive, stubborn, only cares about the richest folks. This video seemed so odd and fascinating. Your self-defeating humor is funny. Although as a USA person, I didn't understand some things because we have it labeled differently. I do love you guys don't have idiots running around with guns in the country side. Thats all we got here. I liked this piece. Sub'd.
Cheers Mark! Maybe one day you can visit Nimbin and check it out for yourself!
That was the best, most faithful representation of nimbin I have seen.
Hugs to Forest 🌻
Doc is not a fail. People are different. Title needs a rethink but well done lads. There are lessons here. 👍🏿
A community protecting what they love,can't see nothing wrong with that.Waterdragons love fruit.PEACE.
plenty of wild fruits in that area
You gotta remember where you are bro.
No offence.
We dont like fucken cameras in our town or being filmed without consent.
There are enough cameras on our streetlight poles, we dont want more.
People either need to come for the life experience of what nimbin is and take it on for the sake of their personal growth and outlook, or stay away.
We are not a freakshow to be documented.
This new age of trying to show off and market everything is a massive part of the problem we face in this day and age.
Once upon a time, Byron bay was a cheap, quiet, small town too, then it was shown off and marketed.
It fucked the place.
Dont do it to us too please.
Either help protect what we have, or simply leave us alone.
Cheers. 🙏
kek fkn schizo
actual sped
watch out for those scary cameras m8
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From day one of the Nimbin revival back in the 70's, I wanted visit there to see how things could be done towards self sustaing. After 20 years of waiting, I entered Nimbin from the northern end of town one Saturday morning and saw the drunken youths (first generation hippies) sprawled in the door opening of the pub and on the footpath. Five minutes Ute's later, I exited Nimbin at the south end, realising that the inhabitants there were mainly a bunch of life's losers. The hippy dream had failed.
Back in the early 1980's (when I was in my very early 20's years of age) I lived at Tuntable Falls community. (Just outside Nimbin) Most of the people I spent time with were very open and friendly. But .... I also found that a lot where very quick to ostracise you. Simply because you didn't look a certain way or know such and such or weren't interested in becoming a sycophant of some so called spiritual "leader".
I found it an incredibly "clique" town in a lot of ways. Even for someone who had been living just up the road a bit, in another country town, since the 1970's.
My kids great grandma used to own half that land ,well clearly the indigenous mob owned it but anyway they used to drive cattle accross that hole area before hippy’s came to town . We lived up top end of Oz in forests & bush near cairns in Goldsboro valley of the grid with my dad & many others moved there building houses on crowned land , my dad used to say up north there of grid after giving away millions his cars trucks houses & yachts he made fron air brush art become famous artist , to get away from Materialist Western society live with nothing ,homeless & free , he used to say that all the mob in the bin & northern rivers & around Byron came from top end when they drove hippies out of QLD . Back in 70 80z that’s what he used to say anyway they all came from the top end . 28 years ago it was a different place . They tried stopping the highway fron being built , they predicted everything that has come to pass, I remember going to a rally when I was visiting from the other side of Australia and they said if the highway gets built easy access from Sydney will drive the prices up drive locals out and take away what it is. People used to be friendly, welcoming,, since that highway was built it is now up in the millions of dollars just buy a shed. It really did destroy the whole area like they predicted it. Would they said the pollution from the semi trailers going down the highway the sound of the 12 wheel trucks will be heard from Bangalow . It’s all happened & come to pass . Never used to be so when I grew up around there, It was always friendly and welcoming. The same thing happened to Karanda up north the markets where a colourful beautiful place now generic tents line the pathways with busloads of Japanese tourists and Australian tourists shops filled with stuffed koalas, and Asian made indigenous artwork . A big fat American man even bought the Corroboree dance troupe in Karanda , those fascination dances have travelled the world dancing, and this American wanted them to change. That dance moves some refused and was fired and left with nothing living in sheds with the seven kids. I remember when I was 15 in Byron and turning around to see my friend and I getting photos taken of us by tourists. I wondered why that was happening until I realised it was the way we looked, with our hair full of feathers,jewellery . you can’t blame people for not wanting to be a tourist attraction and have their photos taken, especially with the epidemic of mental health from the destruction of the region by highways And Creedy investment property buyers industries, there’s a lot of depression and people are just not happy about what’s happened to their communities. They can’t even afford a rental any more and so many have been tripping out.. you can’t expect Community’s to be welcoming and happy under such circumstances While the communities are being stripped and raped by greedy and rich material vampires
@@cheanarchist2381 Well said! 👍🏽
Yes the locals are the biggest hypocrites in the country. They hold no truth and cant lead anyone anywhere. They're practically a bunch of drug addicted losers who snarl at anyone they don't recognise.
Haha man i love your videos... They strike the perfect balance of humour, story telling and contemplation. TH-cam and self-awareness is also a niche crossover. To flip a non story into something like that is a real talent.
Thanks man, really appreciate it :)
“The dickheads who don’t know they’re dickheads might be the biggest dickheads of all” 😂 I enjoy the self-reflection, and depreciation. Humility is lost in many vlogs but this is great. I think many small towns and even cities are like this in the states as well.
Truth be told, it’s rude to yell at someone you don’t know as they walk away. Some of them have unreasonable expectations in public. Ironic they’re rude to outsiders.
It's not so much that locals dont want to be filmed (there's hundreds of documentaries where lots of locals are interviewed) it's more the approach you took. If you ever decide to come back id recommend walking around without your cameras on the first day or two just talking to people and letting them know what your intentions are with your filming, a good place to start would be the hemp embassy, ask for Michael he will be able to point you in the direction of interesting people who may be keen for an interview. Nimbin has definitely changed a lot since the fire in the heart of our town but there's still a lot of beauty here and a really strong sense of community. I hope you come back one day and get to see the real Nimbin. ✌
I think Nimbin is still the best town in Australia and if I could afford it, I'd live there for sure ... I cried when I drove out of Nimbin and no other place has touched my heart like that 💖🌈🕊️
Good on ya, Jack. You learned about two VERY important things you must have before making a documentary: Access and permission. You learned that both are vital preparation and are both required before shooting a single frame.
Investigative journalism wouldn't exist if it relied on obtaining access & permission.
And honor that which you film
Pointing a camera in the face of normal people who aren't notable in any way, and pestering them without permission, isn't 'investigative journalism'. I'm sorry that you don't understand that.@@jaxhoffalot2812
@@jaxhoffalot2812 "Investigative journalism" - get fuqued mate. These are average people, they're not corrupt politicians.
There is not more to the Nimbin folk that meets the eye, infract there's a lot less.
I learnt more from this documentary than from any other I might have seen about Nimbin (can't even remember them) and about respect for its citizens. So, in saying all that, thank you.
I think the title "Don't go to Nimbin" is a bit unfair given the circumstances which you guys have arrived at that point, I know its self referential conisdering that the main understanding here is to not film without consent (especially for a community that's attempted to create an alternative lifestyle and has consistantly come under scrutiny) - you guys were initially treated with respect until pushing that boundary, I feel as though the catchy title (while it did get my attention) is maybe a bit harsh considering. End of the day its always all about enthusiastic consent. Great quality doco - but maybe the title / description can be a little more orientated to the conclusion rather than the initial reaction to not being able to film.
You're absolutely right and it was definitely something I was grappling with when I was making the video. Unfortunately, as I'm sure you're aware TH-cam's algorithm is geared toward catchy titles and graphics and if I ever want my channel to succeed, I have to tow the line. If that weren't the case, I'd have titled it "I went to Nimbin and made a documentary" but that's not what gets people interested. I've always been terrible with titles and thumbnails and this was the best I could think of.
Thanks for the comment regardless, and I'm chuffed you enjoyed the vid. I'll take your advice and try to be better with it in the future.
@@AdventureSupreme Respect - can definitely understand and appreciate your perspective, thanks for the time taken writing out that reply!
great story mate i totally get where the people from nimbin are coming from after watching this i feel i could live in nimbin cheers from Queensland south
Absolute gold! Mate, you’re already a great filmmaker, warts & all, no bullshit, absolute fkn classic! Love your work, keep it coming!
Thanks mate - I intend to ;)
It must be so hard to get people to trust that you're not filming for a bad reason. Nimbin has always had beauty and your doco definitely showed that regardless of the rough points. Loved it! Abby made some good points too. 😂
Cheers Gareth! Avi was probably the most cohesive aspect of this whole project if I'm being honest
Even though I can't speak Australian I still really enjoyed this documentary! Ty for all the hard work you put into it.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for the kind comment :)
Great video. You remind me of a young Alby Mangels. All Nimbin locals think you're an undercover cop, if they don't know you . Interesting place...
Thanks mate! Had to Google Alby Mangels but that's one hell of a compliment hahaha
@@AdventureSupreme 👍😅😅
Haha... Alby Mangels without the hot chicks in bikinis. I went to a local hall to watch his 1st self funded adventure documentary.
Forrest is such a beautiful soul. I’d like to visit some day
This was a fantastic doc, despite all the stonewalling yal went through it really told a compelling story. Made me feel like I was there being drunkenly treated like garbage for 5 days too! 😅 All the best to you guys, and keep putting it out there this was good stuff.
Cheers Dustin!
I got family in Nimbin and they live about a block from the pub . Nimbin is not what it used to be but hence saying that I will visit for a day. They hate cameras and they also hate city life. The people that live there are very private people that even the polly ain't welcome as they are the most despised people on the planet. Basiclly a step back in time. if you come to town , be nice and don't be a dick or they might chase you out with a stick. There are many places that can be enjoyed in Northern NSW. Try and bring the city life to town and they will tell you to piss off.
I like the nods to pineapple express, one of my favorite comedy movies 😎👍
Back in the day Nimbin was the place for alternate living but has slipped away due to the government not wanting this kind of lifestyle catching on . The cost of living has pushed the " hippie culture " further into the background as these days . society says you all need money to exist . The days of old Nimbin are gone now , most of the second generation " the Aquarius kids " did not embrace the lifestyle they grew up in .Nimbin is now mainly full of wannabe blowins who are into their phones and the internet and are more interested in portrayal than being . The introduction of hard drugs and the realisation by the old school that they could no longer exist by just keeping their heads above water has changed the dynamics of the hippie culture in Nimbin . Nice cars , a business and their own house is more the norm these days unfortunately . lf you had filmed 40 years ago it would have been a completely different vibe and story .
I don't think your doco was a failure by any means. I grew up around that area, a bit south of there actually, and it's good to see a blast from my past. An adventure's an adventure even if it's a misadventure! Keep up the good work mate.
Thanks mate - glad you liked it!
Eyyy shout out Warrnambool. Good on the girl for speaking her mind. Great vid
Shout out to Koroit 😅😅
When I went to Nimbin in the 90s I came away thinking it is the creepiest, weirdest place on earth. Seeing this video of Nimbin today just reaffirms to me how right I was. Don't go to Nimbin is very good advice.
Nimbin in aboriginal is short for nimbinjee hairy little man,plenty yowie encounters in that area
To share something in my experience, I visited Nimbin in 2015 for the MardiGrass and, the people just love their way of off grid living. I found it quite incredible, seemed most folk were content as well.
The dog just wanted to play leap frog
Jack you looked like a undercover cop that would have got the tin foil cheersquad going. Im going to nimbin roots festival ill be wearing my I love 5G T shirt get them going
Oh fuck that'll get em going 😂
Bro you went about that all wrong...
Much love Nimbin ❤
Are you doods brothers or undercover brother lovers?
bloody incredible, cheers cobber 🍻
Cheers dunkeroo!
Really enjoyed the doco mate - thanks.
Glad to hear it! Thanks mate :)
You just need to do 12 more interviews like the last one…
You went there in the growing season before they could harvest the crops go there in winter
sadly i think it's all complicated with so much legal argument about who owns the land , if you buy in beware
@Adventure Supreme geeze mate ya really stuffed up !!! ya shoulda come to the HEMP Bar and chatted to me or Gary Big Bong on a Friday , we not camera shy as we used to have the world first live webcam in an illegal cannabis cafe
Creepy little place. Definately wouldn't wanna walk down a dark alley there 😂
This is exceptionally well made. Really interesting stuff
Thanks! Glad you liked it :)
Great video mate, dogo priceless!
Thanks mate!
In a town notorious for smoking weed i doubt anyone would want to be filmed🤣
Not only police surveillance paranoia but chemically induced weed paranoia as well.
I’ve got a photo of myself near the Nimbin sign in the 80’s with a pottery mull bowl I bout there, we’d go after surfing Brunswick Heads, Byron or the Coast to score was great didn’t ever have 2 get outta the car, they’d come 2 is score an ounce think round 60-$70, back in the day great memories 😊
Pineapple express soundtrack😂Nice touch
Unreal video mate, this is Netflix quality content. The Pineapple Express seen was gold.
Thanks mate! It’d be rude not to include a Pineapple Express reference in a video like this ;)
9:15 set of hangers
These guys look like coppers
P has really taken a grip of Nimbin. Thats all I found out whilst there. So sad
What’s p?
When Nimbin turned into Crackheroinbin I gave up on the place. 100% woulda been the scummy junkies screaming at you. This was a good film.
Still surprised the subscriber count is low. You turned what could have been a failure into a pretty good success really. I would probably have just turned around and thought, I cant turn this into something watchable, but you did.
Thanks man! Yeah, the algorithm isn't doing me any favours. Just gotta keep plugging away I suppose!
I love your videos, they are bloody amazing
Thanks! :)
cool video ! very interesting! good to see ! 🏞️🌳🛻🤙📹😎
Cheers Brent! Glad you liked it!
Don’t take it to heart mate, great video
Haha! Glad you liked it :)
Spent a long time up that way. I was married to a girl from Alstonville. Over twenty years I went to Nimbin 3 times. First time a bloke collapsed on me in the street. I got asked by every second person if I was "right for a smoke". The last time, I didn't even get out of the car before a little kid on a bike tried to sell me drugs. I can't stand that place.
Hahaha you guys must of looked suss , there usually friendly happy people hahaha
Love ❤Nimbin thank you
you didnt fail brother, its a doco, just not the one you imagined. we are all dickheads, embrace it. thanks, enjoyed your doco
Awesome doco :)
Thanks! :)
Forest is correct..My older brother owns a farm in Nimbin..what a pitty u didnt meet him...he has done so much for homelessness..he also put in extra dam with fire pumps for fire trucks so Nimbin will be protected..hes Not a Hippie..but an educated man with exceptional ideas & is getting shit done..never take a dog into Nimbin..u didnt see the sign..they infect the forner & flora..plus u look like a Narc with ur k9😂😂😂😂keep making films..uve got the gift💝🌻
Jack you are very clever, don't stop making your videos 😅
Man this is wonderful. Found you on Reddit. This is outstanding, just subbed.
Thanks man! Glad you liked it :)
So let me guess no influencers there
Paranoid people. Drugs have side effects.
The Police have taken over 😭
I enjoyed your vid mate, but this vid should have been titled "go to Nimbin but respect the locals".
Go on Market day 🛍️ - 4th Sunday of the month 🐨
Nimbin is the best! You get back what you give. Very friendly people
Thats not what I've experienced. Snarly druggoes
I think this is useful for film students, it highlights the most important aspect of documentary making - access. The more sensitive the topic the harder it is to attain. People take years building relationships and building trust to make real documentaries. Making a film with substance requires more than a facebook message and 4 days. You need to know your subject, research, have a driving question, identify characters and potential storylines, spend time with the subject or in this case the community.. all before turning your camera on. Content for youtube however, well that's made by doing what you did. Still an interesting piece however because you were prepared to be honest and I enjoyed watching your struggle to make the film.
Lazy Druggies and a village on the DOLE.
Nimbin... Australia's anti-vax capital.
Mate this was not a failure, I watched the whole thing and I gotta say that it was all very enjoyable, the format and filmography especially. The commentary was on point as well.
Should of dressed like hippies, am sure it would of made a difference
I enjoyed Nimbin. That's why I clicked.
I have full respect for the LGBTQ+ community and you guys and girls in general, i don't go filming at Pride Day, so don't go to Nimbin and try to film.
It's mouldy, muddy and dirty, people are sad.
That’s just fine by me. I’ll go to another more friendly town to spend my holiday money at!
Love the lady at the end
You told every one you were doing a doco if you went as tourist it would have been much better.
Try shaven off that mustache bro U look like a cop haha
Oh wow! I'm a long time local... On behalf of my community, I almost feel like writing you an apology letter.
Btw, Pretty sure I know what was going on for you there... You might even laugh if you knew.
I'd explain, but you'd need a local history lesson to understand why we're often a bit camera shy around here.
Sadly, not too long ago - you could've rocked up to town, introduced yourself and your intentions and you would have had people lining up to tell you their stories and share some of our history.
What a shame we missed our chance this time.
Happy travels to you from this nearly normal Nimbinite.
I would of have you an interview 😂
Sorry you got tolled to fuck of for filming , come to Bellingen , you will have a much more welcoming experience .
I really enjoyed the show. Your not a dick head, no one is. I think that the lady at the end living her best life, Nimbin is were she fits.
If anything odd people ( I am odd it is cool for me). Society needs odd, it seems the odds are we need them.
Very contacting, the fact that they think people are judgemental about them and only see them as stoners etc, but then refuse to allow this guy to show the other side.
you went there with the wrong attitude
Legalisation will fix Nimbin
Love ninbin
the ending was dope as fuck
im here to sus you out ' lol
It’s a long story with many moving parts mostly it’s all got to do with greedy investment property buyers, 25. Years ago, the building of the highway was the destruction of the northern Rivers, causing depression and mental health to rise. They tried stopping it & predicted everything that has come to pass. I was living far north Queensland at the time I came down for a funeral or a wedding or a birthday party. I can’t remember and I went to a rally with my mum and everything they said on that stage that night from the rising costs to locals been pushed out the area to the sound of the semi trailers from the highway. You would hear from Bangalow , To the busloads of Japanese and Chinese tourists and the closure of local businesses and family run places, Has all come to pass. I remember vividly one man saying that highway with easy access from Sydney will drive the prices up so high the whole communities will be destroyed.. now houses and Properties/, friends and family bought for 17,000 now worth 7 million. You would think locals would be happy making millions of dollars with a $10,000 property they just bought in the 90s . but you cannot put a price on Freedom & home Community . Now Mental Health has risen. Depression is an epidermic and everyone is struggling just to keep a roof. Or put dinner on the table. So many people have been driven away, locals can’t afford to live in their own hometown any more , it’s happened all around Australia to multiple locations Karanda being a big one in far north Queensland , once a bustling community of laughter and music now Bus, lots of Asians and not a local insight , It’s similar to festivals like Maleny folk festival , When I was a child, at all, those festivals, they were incredible, but once things get too big, the mainstream roll in and strip it and leave the bones , it got too large, so they moved it now it’s called Woodford I have never been because back in 95. All the alcohol drinking main stream flooded the festival, my mum actually just went to a festival at Maleny. All the organisers have gone back Creating their little baby once more, where it was born ,probably from nostalgia. There was only 120 people at the festival and they will probably re-living the early days before it got too big. You can’t expect a place to keep its heart when no one can afford to live there any more . Just look at Byron Bay. The only remaining local shop is legend. Pizzas and Bay kebabs. They all go one by one by high rents. How can you expect a place to stay the same if the people have all gone? . Many still live up in the mountains and bands like a Oka or Wild Marmalade get everyone out of their hiding places. I was in Brunswick heads awhile ago and there were hundreds of people felt like the old days colourful Community you don’t see it any more we all come out of our caves & hiding places to have a dance. And for a few hours felt like it used to feel like before the greedy investment property & the the highways to Sydney were built
Yep don’t come back..😊
What a mint video haha
I went to Nimben a few times. It's a great place... but not if you film.
A lot of people do things that is against the law!
They don't want that on camera 🤳.
My friend used to live in Nimben in the rainforest. Beautiful house and respect for your privacy 🔏.
The police 🚓 is a big problem to.
My friend had to leave because of them!
Anyway, you are not the only one's who get locked out.