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FILMS ABOUT COMMUNITY

In these films community is a focus or an element – the importance of connecting with our community for our health and well being; the ways we can come together in community, living in community, working with community.


What difference would resilient communities have on our individual and collective futures? What ways are available to create better connections in our community? How can communities come together to create high-impact change? What are the challenges and joys of living 'in community'?


Because we're personally convinced that connected communities will create a resilient future for humanity, you'll find lots of reference to the importance of community across our films!

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Meg, Patrick and Woody harvest acorns on their front lawn.

Community, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste

The New Peasants

60 mins

A new feature film releasing in June 2025 about the philosophy and lifestyle choices of an Australian family living profoundly simply.

Donna Kerridge explains the use of native plants in the herbal medicine of Māori.

Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening, Community

Rongoā Māori

11 mins

Rongoā is the healing practice and an essential element of the worldview of Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Woody smiling up to a person out of shot

Simple Living, Permaculture, Community, Urban Living

A Day in the Life of Woody

12 mins

A Day in the Life of Woody showcases the unschooled life of 11-year-old Blackwood, a boy who has been schooled from home all his life.

Photograph of Helen Dew smiling at the camera, holding a freshly harvested basket of greens.

Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Economy, Urban Living

Being the Change at 85

13 mins

Helen Dew is an 85-year-old activist with a passion for gardening, community resilience, biochar, seed saving and living simply.

Photograph of Michael Reynolds sitting cross-legged amidst food forest trees speaking to camera.

Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living

The City Food Commons

12 mins

The commons has been an almost-forgotten concept, and yet once provided so much community resilience. This film showcases a new approach.

A before and after layout of photos of Adam and Sian's empty paddock and newly built strawbale hom

Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building, Community

Strawbale Dream Home

25 mins

Follow Adam and Sian as they build their traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, strawbale and cob.

A graphic art poster for the Ben & bEartha film with Ben smiling in the foreground and teams of composters and community members in the background.

Zero Waste, Community, Urban Living, Food & Gardening

Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story

39 mins

Follow the remarkable journey of a passionate man making composting at a community-wide scale not just a dream but the real thing.

Four photos showing scenes from Together We Grow – children gardening, colourful artworks and a backyard garden

Food & Gardening, Community, Permaculture, Urban Living

Together We Grow: The Story of Common Unity

39 mins

Learn the variety of ways this community comes together to help those in need to have access to great food and meaningful connections

Photograph of Jessica Hutchings smiling as she looks up and to the right, while harvesting greens from her garden.

Community, Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture

Hua Parakore

8 mins

Hua Parakore encapsulates the principles behind growing food from a te ao Māori – Māori worldview perspective.

A goat peers at the camera through gum trees and scrub.

Community, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming

From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands

12 mins

A film exploring how the simple practice of grazing goats on wild lands can lead to a healthier forest and a more connected community.

Photograph of David Holmgren kneeling amongst the greens of an abundant garden bed at Melliodora.

Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature

Melliodora Tour

11 mins

A tour of David Holmgren and Su Dennett's 1-hectare permaculture paradise – explore the home and garden of the co-founder of permaculture.

A photo of Robyn and Robert sitting on the porch of their green timber cottage.

Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living

An Invitation for Wildness

20 mins

The Guytons have made a name for themselves as forest gardeners. In this first of two films we tour the forest when it is 23 years old.

Photo of Lauren, Oberon and their two daughters harvesting vegetables from a garden.

Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living

A Life with Less Waste

8 mins

What secrets does this family hold to reducing individual impact on the planet by reducing family waste streams?

Kat Lavers holds a basket full of freshly harvested veges, standing in front of her tiny but abundant garden.

Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living

The Plummery

8 mins

Find out how to grow an abundance of fruit and vegetables even when you have a tiny backyard garden in the middle of a busy city.

Sam and Helen's urban backyard garden

Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living, Zero Waste, Food & Gardening, Community, Economy

Degrowth in the Suburbs

15 mins

What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact.

Meg, Woody and Patrick sit at the outdoor kitchen table eating dinner in orange bowls on an orange and yellow checkered table cloth.

Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living

Creatures of Place

12 mins

This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life.

Poster artwork for Living the Change with green lettering, a blue planet and a black background.

Community, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living, Permaculture, Economy, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Zero Waste

Living the Change

86 mins

Living the Change is a feature-length documentary that explores solutions to the global crises we face today.

Fiona and Kane harvest vegetables from the tidy rows of their urban market garden.

Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living

Urban Abundance

5 mins

This couple have turned their urban back yard into beautiful neat rows of market garden and help others to garden in their own back yards.

A photograph of Tom and Sarah side by side and smiling at each other, with Neesa on Sarah's lap eating a pear.

Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building

Living Simply in an Off-Grid Tiny House

6 mins

Living simply in just 20 square metres this family has found a different way of living that helps them to feel more sustained and content.

Photograph of a round tiny house lit up against a starry night sky.

Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste

A Simpler Way

78 mins

What would it look like to live within Earth's available resources? This group came together to explore a one-world-footprint lifestyle.

Photograph of Lou, from Food is Free Laneway, speaking to camera about the #foodisfree initiative

Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living

The Food Is Free Laneway

4 mins

A film showcasing Lou and the Food is Free Laneway she initiated alongside her house, following the principles of #foodisfree.

Photo of the side of the green tiny house, it's two windows open, with a large pine tree behind it.

Community, Simple Living, Permaculture, Homes & Building, Zero Waste

$420 Tiny House

4 mins

This film showcases the build of a very tiny house, built using reclaimed materials by a couple with no previous building experience.

Photograph of the rustic tiny house at night with starry sky behind and geodesic dome lit from inside the house.

Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building

Building a Beautiful, Rustic Tiny House

8 mins

Meet Taj as she gives a tour and describes living simply in this 10 sq metre tiny house built using reclaimed materials.

Photograph of the entrance to the Agari kitchen showing pieces of splayed timber climbing a tree trunk.

Community, Permaculture, Simple Living

Agari Permaculture Farm

4 mins

A short film showcasing Agari Permaculture Farm, a place for exploring natural building and permaculture.

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