Peaceful Meadows

A hippie commune – where the dream lives on.

Jarred and Peter were brothers. Peter is pursuing the more conventional route of University, hard work and a good job. Unfortunately, he will come to realize that hard work will not guarantee him his chosen career. The family has the same plans and expectations for Jarred.


When Jarred goes away to Poly he meets Fleur, who introduces him to Peaceful Meadows, a hippie commune that fosters the virtues of peace, love and a non-materialistic lifestyle. Set against the background of the materialistic eighties, it brings an alternative lifestyle of the commune into direct conflict with the prevailing ideology. This conflict is brought into sharp focus with the arrival of Mack, whose activities bring scandal, media attention and conflict to Jarred and his family. This results in the revelation of a family secret that can be hidden no longer…

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