- In 2006, after 35 years with an aversion to tofu, outright panic of Volkswagen vans and a nasty emotional reaction to Patchouli, Jesse James Miller figured out one important thing. He was allergic to Hippies.
- In 2006, after 35 years with an aversion to tofu, outright panic of Volkswagen vans and a nasty emotional reaction to Patchouli, Jesse James Miller figured out one important thing.
He was allergic to Hippies.
So instead of blaming them for his neuroses and the break-up of his family (free-love and a utopian experiment gone wrong) he decided to face his inner demons by taking a road trip with his father back to where he was born (a remote Island in British Columbia, Canada) to visit the last remaining hippie there, Ralph Harris. However during the trip the ride turns into an historical and personal exploration, uncovering his families roots from Hitler to Poncho Villa, while examining 1950s consumerism, the creation of the Hippie, how his draft resisting parents came to Canada from the U.S and finally unraveling on the beach where he was born where he unearths one of the biggest unanswered questions of his life. Why his parents split up.
My American Exodus uses a blend of archival footage, personal family footage (shot by his Grandfather) personal stills (shot by his Father), actuality (shot by himself) and interviews with both his parents, as he eventually turns the camera on himself unveiling a touching story about a young family that just couldnt hold it together through the peace, free-love and rocknroll of the 60s.
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