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Nambassa Festival

Nambassa Festival

Jan 01, 1979 · 1h 40m

Director

Philip Howe

Overview

In the summer of 1979, on a farm near Waihī, 60,000 hippies gathered at the annual Nambassa Music and Alternative Lifestyles Festival for three days of peace, love, spiritual growth, and of course music. Nambassa Festival captures the huge event in all its hazy, countercultural glory, featuring live performances and demonstrations by many artists including Split Enz, Golden Harvest, Schtung, Steve Tulloch, Cockroach, Acorn’s Puppets, Swami Satchidananda, Chapman and White, John Hore-Grenell, Serendipity, Dragon Dance, the Plague, Neville Purvis, Mahana, Rick Steel and the Hot Biscuit Band, Tribrations, Living Force and Limbs Dance Company. Nambassa Festival was edited from 36 hours of raw footage by English concert film director Phillip Howe, and premiered at the Auckland International Film Festival on July 20, 1980.

Cast of Nambassa Festival

About Nambassa Festival

What is Nambassa Festival about?

In the summer of 1979, on a farm near Waihī, 60,000 hippies gathered at the annual Nambassa Music and Alternative Lifestyles Festival for three days of peace, love, spiritual growth, and of course music. Nambassa Festival captures the huge event in all its hazy, countercultural glory, featuring live performances and demonstrations by many artists including Split Enz, Golden Harvest, Schtung…

When was Nambassa Festival released?

Nambassa Festival was released on January 1, 1979.

How long is Nambassa Festival?

Nambassa Festival runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).

Who directed Nambassa Festival?

Nambassa Festival was directed by Philip Howe.

Who is in the cast of Nambassa Festival?

The cast of Nambassa Festival includes Tim Finn (Himself).

Photos of Nambassa Festival