The Healdsburg Peace Project Presents our next political film
Saint Misbehavin'
PLEASE NOTE: NOT at our usual, venue, The Senior Center (closed for remodeling). The community Center used to be the Foss Creek School. It's towards the North End of Town, about ¾ of a mile North of Dry Creek Rd./ March Ave.
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The Wavy Gravy movie: Saint Misbehavin’ reveals the true story of cultural phenomenonWavy Gravy – a man whose commitment to making the world a better place has neverwavered. We experience the impact one person can have and connect to the hope that eachone of us can make a difference and have fun doing it!As the Village Voice declared, “Wavy Gravy will make as big a fool of himself as isnecessary to make a wiser man of you.”
Wavy Gravy is known as the MC of the Woodstock festival, a hippie icon, activist, clown,and even a Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor. In Saint Misbehavin’ we meet a true servant tohumanity who carries his message through humor, compassion and a song he wrote called“Basic Human Needs”.Saint Misbehavin’ weaves together intimate vérité footage, reflections from an array ofcultural and counter-cultural peers, and a rich collection of never-before-seen archivalfootage to tell a story that is bigger than the man himself.
REVIEWS
"Saint Misbehavin'" is an unabashed love letter to the world that defies the cynicism of our age." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"This documentary captures his playful spirit and reaffirms the energy that drives his soul." - San Francisco Chronicle
"The sweet inspiring film captures the full glory of Wavy's life long loopiness, but the real message is that Wavy Gravy has never been a clown." - Rolling Stone
"Plenty to enjoy in director Michelle Esrick's well-crafted package." - VARIETY
"Perfectly Executed and Hugely Entertaining" - IndieWire
"Lengendary Peace Activist Profiled in Stunning New Film - Now 74 Wavy Gravy has led an epic life" - RollingStone.com
"The film is filled with clown-car-loads of laughter but there also are surprising moments of steady, deep emotion." - The Berkeley Daily Planet
"Ms Esrick has opened a window onto his world that should send you out of the theater on air." - Trustmovies.com
"Upon watching this documentary I literally felt all my cynicism and doubt and frustration just draining out of my body. Like I said, there is something Magical (with a capital M) about Wavy Gravy." - Chicagonow.com
