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Haight Ashbury: The Beat of a Generation (2012)
58 min | Documentary, History

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Haight Ashbury: The Beat of a Generation (2012)

58 min | Documentary, History

In a brief four year span in the late 1960s, in a quaint San Francisco neighborhood less than a mile square, a creative movement emerged that would forever change a musical genre. What would come to be coined "The San Francisco Sound" ...See moreIn a brief four year span in the late 1960s, in a quaint San Francisco neighborhood less than a mile square, a creative movement emerged that would forever change a musical genre. What would come to be coined "The San Francisco Sound" served as the basis for a counter-culture revolution that would forever challenge the perception of the American ideal. This movement climaxed in a single California season known as the Summer of Love. The Beat of a Generation is a two hour documentary revealing as never before told the parallel stories of this magical "summer" that brought us the ground-breaking music known as the San Francisco Sound and the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood that provided the canvas for this artistic burst of imagination. The documentary unfolds through extensive archival footage and interviews with those who lived in the Haight during the Summer of Love, as well as those who live there now. The story comes alive through the exclusive collection of famed photojournalist Don Aters and the narration of actor Peter Coyote both former denizens of the Haight. And then there's the music. To understand the Summer of Love, as told by those who lived in the Haight, is to see it not only as a movement, but as a grand social experiment. Artists of varied disciplines and like minds made the Haight a neighborhood-wide collective of creative and social freedom. This documentary explores how the communal environment of a neighborhood informed the musical vision of an art form. The San Francisco Sound that the counter-culture marched to shouldn't be measured merely in terms of a change in creative direction. Yes, the Sound charted a radically new musical course. But, it went beyond the song sheet, beyond the recording studio and the concert hall. The San Francisco Sound took to the streets. It was freedom and it was love. It was a way of life. Haight-Ashbury: The Beat of a Generation will guide viewers into the world of the Haight as never before told on film, reminding us that change can come from any city or town, from any neighborhood or intersection; as long as the people yearn for change... and want a hell of a soundtrack to go along with it. Written by Production Staff See less

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Albin Self - Bass player, Big Brother and the Holding Company Self - Bass player, Big Brother and the Holding Company See fewer	More American Graffiti (1979)
Sam Andrew Self - Guitarist, Big Brother and the Holding Company Self - Guitarist, Big Brother and the Holding Company See fewer	The Dreamers (2003)
Donald Aters Historian and Photojournalist Historian and Photojournalist See fewer	Haight Ashbury: The Beat of a Generation (2012)
Tom Constanten Self - Keyboard Player, The Grateful Dead Self - Keyboard Player, The Grateful Dead See fewer	The Love Song of Charles Farberman (1972)
Peter Coyote Self - Founding member of The Diggers (voice) Self - Founding member of The Diggers (voice) See fewer	Bitter Moon (1992)
Ben Fong Torres Self - American Rock Journalist, Rolling Stone Magazine Self - American Rock Journalist, Rolling Stone Magazine See fewer	Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres (2022)
David Freiberg Self - Bass player, Jefferson Starship and Quicksilver Messenger Service Self - Bass player, Jefferson Starship and Quicksilver Messenger Service See fewer	The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
Cyril Jordan Self - Guitarist, The Flamin' Groovies Self - Guitarist, The Flamin' Groovies See fewer	Clueless (1995)
David LaFlamme Self - Violinist, A Beautiful Day Self - Violinist, A Beautiful Day See fewer	Focus (II) (2015)
Praveen Madan Self - Owner, The Booksmith Self - Owner, The Booksmith See fewer	Haight Ashbury: The Beat of a Generation (2012)
Stanley Mouse Self - Poster artist of the 1960's Self - Poster artist of the 1960's See fewer	The Tale of the Dog (2020)
Katherine Powell Cohen Professor and Historian Professor and Historian See fewer	Haight Ashbury: The Beat of a Generation (2012)
Prairie Prince Self - Drummer, The Tubes Self - Drummer, The Tubes See fewer	Xanadu (1980)
Rock Scully Self - Tour Manager, The Grateful Dead Self - Tour Manager, The Grateful Dead See fewer	Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (1981)
Pete Sears Self - Bass player, Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna Self - Bass player, Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna See fewer	Dogtown Redemption (2015)