Our new feature-length documentary The New Peasants Other films you might like Simple Living, Permaculture, Community, Urban Living 12 mins A Day in the Life of Woody A Day in the Life of Woody showcases the unschooled life of 11-year-old Blackwood, a boy who has been schooled from home all his life. Community, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming 12 mins From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands A film exploring how the simple practice of grazing goats on wild lands can lead to a healthier forest and a more connected community. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 12 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Share your thoughts about The New Peasants Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ Martin Shaw, author of Smokehole “ Uncle Charles Davison, Jen Ridley and family “ David Holmgren, permaculture co-originator “ Su Dennett, permaculture elder “ Helena Norberg-Hodge, filmmaker, writer, activist Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . How to watch The New Peasants can be rented from Kinema for both at-home and community screenings, bought from our Store for at-home and community screenings, and watched at home on a range of library and other streaming platforms. We’ll update this page with those details as they become available. Rent the film Streaming Platforms (we will add new platforms as they come available) Amazon Prime Plex Fawesome Shelter Hold your own screening How about bringing together friends and acquaintances to view the film in a community hall or local cinema? Meg, Patrick and Woody, who feature in the film, are often generously available to video call in to these events, if the time zones align. Buy a screening licence If you're intention is to hold an online screening or you'd like access to a ticketing platform and promotional tools, you can also purchase a screening licence from Kinema (this option is also best for schools, universities, councils and other government organisations). Contact us if you have any questions about hosting a screening. You can also visit our Host a Screening page for more info. Scroll down to view three short films we've previously made about this wonderful family. Financed with the assistance of Documentary Australia "With this documentary Happen Films are revealed as masters of their craft honed over the years through an ethos of DIY minimalism to create a powerful and loving portrait of life lived to the full in the relationship to place, kin and community." – David Holmgren, permaculture co-originator What happens when the values of the culture you’ve always known no longer align with how you see the world? The New Peasants offers an intimate look into the life of Meg, Patrick, Zephyr, and Woody. A family who, for 20 years, have been transitioning away from modern industrial culture toward a radically simple, sustainable, and beautiful way of life. Concerns about the industrial food system and environmental crises provided the family’s initial motivation to live differently. Now it’s 15 years since they’ve eaten from a supermarket or owned a car. The household, living intentionally below the poverty line and meeting 80% of their needs without using money, is nonetheless rich in so many ways. Wealth is found in their cellar of preserved foods, connections with community, saved seeds, homesteading skills and the time to focus on what really matters in life. Yet the decision to live this way has brought profound challenges for their family, in the form of their eldest son’s encounters with the law. These experiences have produced immense grief, but, in the end, also great joy. This film shares the unfolding journey of a family rejecting the mainstream culture and working to create a new one. A culture and economy that draw on ways of the past while stepping joyfully into the future. For everything they’ve let go, something has been gained. With every challenge, something learned. This is one family’s response to the predicament of our time, offering an inspiring glimpse into the kind of future, culture, and economy we can create. This family’s way of living shows that transformative change begins at the home and community level and that we can all participate in creating a better world. "A gorgeous film about wealth, just not the kind you may expect. The nobility of peasantry is in full effect throughout this lovingly crafted work. Brave, funny, kind, proper. Amen to the handmade life!" – Martin Shaw author of Smokehole "Overwhelmingly beautiful portrayal of lives lived with purpose, beauty and courage in all its rawness, pain and worthiness." – Su Dennett, permaculture elder "A resplendent open window into the lived experiences of conscious simplification, connection to land and intentional community compass." – Uncle Charles Davison, Jen Ridley and family "The New Peasants offers an engaging and inspiring insight into one family’s response to the predicament of our times." – Helena Norberg-Hodge, writer and filmmaker Community, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste About The New Peasants 66 mins “ A gorgeous film about wealth, just not the kind you may expect. The nobility of peasantry is in full effect throughout this lovingly crafted work. Brave, funny, kind, proper. Amen to the handmade life! Martin Shaw, author of Smokehole Direct message ” “ A resplendent open window into the lived experiences of conscious simplification, connection to land and intentional community compass. Uncle Charles Davison, Jen Ridley and family Direct message ” “ With this documentary Happen Films are revealed as masters of their craft honed over the years through an ethos of DIY minimalism to create a powerful and loving portrait of life lived to the full in the relationship to place, kin and community. David Holmgren, permaculture co-originator Direct message ” “ Overwhelmingly beautiful portrayal of lives lived with purpose, beauty and courage in all its rawness, pain and worthiness. Su Dennett, permaculture elder Direct message ” “ The New Peasants offers an engaging and inspiring insight into one family’s local response to the predicament of our times. 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Watch all of Happen Films documentaries about simple living, sustainable living, community resilience. ALL FILMS Browse all films Here you'll find all the films we released from 2015 to 2025 – short films, mid-length films, feature films. Our films cover a huge variety of topics under the Happen Films umbrella themes of community resilience, living simply, and transitioning to a more beautiful world. There's something here for everyone! Filter options: Use the buttons below to filter the list of films. You can select more than one option, and click again to deselect. Mid-length (21–40 mins) Short (0–20 mins) Feature (+40 mins) Community Economy Farming Food & Gardening Homes & Building Mindfulness Permaculture Regenerating Nature Simple Living Urban Living Zero Waste Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature 15 Years of Limestone Permaculture Farm 12 mins Limestone Permaculture Farm is a 1-acre property in Stroud Road, NSW, Australia. This is our third film with them! Community, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste The New Peasants 66 mins Our new feature film won Best Environmental Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025. Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Permaculture The Plummery, 5-year Revisit 12 mins In this film we revisit The Plummery, the 100sq/m backyard garden in inner-city Melbourne where Kat Lavers lives and gardens. Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening, Community Rongoā Māori 11 mins Rongoā is the healing practice and an essential element of the worldview of Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Simple Living, Permaculture, Community, Urban Living A Day in the Life of Woody 12 mins A Day in the Life of Woody showcases the unschooled life of 11-year-old Blackwood, a boy who has been schooled from home all his life. Mindfulness Flute Making and Human Making 17 mins A mediation on the unexpected similarities to be found between making a beautiful Japanese shakuhachi flute and making a beautiful human. Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Economy, Urban Living Being the Change at 85 13 mins Helen Dew is an 85-year-old activist with a passion for gardening, community resilience, biochar, seed saving and living simply. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living The City Food Commons 12 mins The commons has been an almost-forgotten concept, and yet once provided so much community resilience. This film showcases a new approach. Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building, Community Strawbale Dream Home 25 mins Follow Adam and Sian as they build their traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, strawbale and cob. Zero Waste, Urban Living, Simple Living The Rubbish Trip 17 mins What does it mean to be on the zero waste journey? And why is it important for us each to take personal responsibility for our waste? Zero Waste, Community, Urban Living, Food & Gardening Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story 39 mins Follow the remarkable journey of a passionate man making composting at a community-wide scale not just a dream but the real thing. Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening Fishing for the Future 17 mins A small-scale, thoughtful and ethical approach to fishing our oceans is possible – this family is leading the way. Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature Growing Wild Together 16 mins We revisit the food forest we filmed five years ago to discover what's changed and how much more wild it's all become – plants and people! Food & Gardening, Community, Permaculture, Urban Living Together We Grow: The Story of Common Unity 39 mins Learn the variety of ways this community comes together to help those in need to have access to great food and meaningful connections Community, Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture Hua Parakore 8 mins Hua Parakore encapsulates the principles behind growing food from a te ao Māori – Māori worldview perspective. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature The Food Forest Farmers 24 mins What role do humans play in Earth's ecosystems and how can we be good stewards of the land? This film showcases syntropic farming as a way. Community, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands 12 mins A film exploring how the simple practice of grazing goats on wild lands can lead to a healthier forest and a more connected community. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming Limestone Permaculture Tour #3 17 mins Our second film with Brett and Nici of Limestone Permaculture, and the third film in our Permaculture Tours series. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature Melliodora Tour 11 mins A tour of David Holmgren and Su Dennett's 1-hectare permaculture paradise – explore the home and garden of the co-founder of permaculture. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living An Invitation for Wildness 20 mins The Guytons have made a name for themselves as forest gardeners. In this first of two films we tour the forest when it is 23 years old. Regenerating Nature, Simple Living Fools & Dreamers 30 mins Does regenerating a native forest mean hundreds of staff or volunteers planting individual tress? What about leaving it to nature? Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living A Life with Less Waste 8 mins What secrets does this family hold to reducing individual impact on the planet by reducing family waste streams? Permaculture, Food & Gardening How to Make Seaweed Gomasio 11 mins A step by step guide to foraging for edible seaweeds at your local beach and making gomasio to season your meals. Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living The Plummery 8 mins Find out how to grow an abundance of fruit and vegetables even when you have a tiny backyard garden in the middle of a busy city. Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living, Zero Waste, Food & Gardening, Community, Economy Degrowth in the Suburbs 15 mins What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living Abdallah House 14 mins A tour of a very small urban section that has been developed using permaculture principles to make best use of the space. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living Creatures of Place 12 mins This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Community, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living, Permaculture, Economy, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Zero Waste Living the Change 86 mins Living the Change is a feature-length documentary that explores solutions to the global crises we face today. Farming, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature Restoring Paradise 8 mins A short film showcases Mangarara Farm, where holistic grazing practices are regenerating the land to the biodiverse fields that once were. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture The Future of Food 5 mins Frank and Josje discuss Community Supported Agriculture as a sustainable and viable food system for the future. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste Closing the Loop 7 mins Learn about how this couple manages their composting toilet, why it's so important, and how easy it is! Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living Urban Abundance 5 mins This couple have turned their urban back yard into beautiful neat rows of market garden and help others to garden in their own back yards. Simple Living, Homes & Building The Handmade Housetruck 12 mins Explore the simple life and beautiful home of this couple in their beautiful off-grid handmade tiny house truck, built with love and skill. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building Living Simply in an Off-Grid Tiny House 6 mins Living simply in just 20 square metres this family has found a different way of living that helps them to feel more sustained and content. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste A Simpler Way 78 mins What would it look like to live within Earth's available resources? This group came together to explore a one-world-footprint lifestyle. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Economy From Finance to Farmer 15 mins Explore the beautiful food forest Andrew Martin has created from a paddock of grass, and learn all the reasons why he's doing so. Simple Living, Homes & Building Off-Grid Tiny House on Wheels 17 mins This 17-minute tiny house tour takes us through all the highs and lows of building a tiny house on wheels. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living The Food Is Free Laneway 4 mins A film showcasing Lou and the Food is Free Laneway she initiated alongside her house, following the principles of #foodisfree. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture Purple Pear Permaculture Farm 6 mins A tour of Purple Pear Farm, where permaculture principles and biodynamic farming guide the management of gardens and animals. Community, Simple Living, Permaculture, Homes & Building, Zero Waste $420 Tiny House 4 mins This film showcases the build of a very tiny house, built using reclaimed materials by a couple with no previous building experience. Simple Living, Homes & Building Earthbag Timelapse 2 mins A 3-minute time lapse showing the build of an earthbag tiny house built by unskilled labourers at Wurruk'an, in Gippsland, Australia. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature Limestone Permaculture Tour #1 13 mins The first of two Happen Films tours of well known Limestone Permaculture Farm, where an abundance of food and medicine is grown on 1 acre. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building Building a Beautiful, Rustic Tiny House 8 mins Meet Taj as she gives a tour and describes living simply in this 10 sq metre tiny house built using reclaimed materials. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living Agari Permaculture Farm 4 mins A short film showcasing Agari Permaculture Farm, a place for exploring natural building and permaculture.

Happen Films makes inspiring eco documentaries about sustainability, resilience and people making change for a more beautiful world. STORIES FOR A MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD We are impact storytellers And we believe in the power of documentary film to tell compelling, engaging stories. Stories to inspire change. To share wisdom. To shift us toward an ecological culture, and a more beautiful world. From 2015 to 2025 we shared the stories of passionate people who are sowing the seeds of a more beautiful world, in their own lives and in their communities. In 2026 we've paused our work during a time of transition, but our films remain available to watch here and on YouTube. To share our films in community events, we have screening licences available from our Store. Our 2025 feature film, The New Peasants , is now screening on Amazon Prime, or you can watch it via our Store. And we have 44 short and feature films that are free to watch at home – so come on in and be inspired! We are impact storytellers STORIES FOR A MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD 44 Films 67M Views 556k Followers “ A gorgeous film about wealth, just not the kind you may expect. The nobility of peasantry is in full effect throughout this lovingly crafted work. Brave, funny, kind, proper. Amen to the handmade life! Martin Shaw, author of Smokehole Direct message ” “ A resplendent open window into the lived experiences of conscious simplification, connection to land and intentional community compass. Uncle Charles Davison, Jen Ridley and family Direct message ” “ With this documentary Happen Films are revealed as masters of their craft honed over the years through an ethos of DIY minimalism to create a powerful and loving portrait of life lived to the full in the relationship to place, kin and community. David Holmgren, permaculture co-originator Direct message ” “ Overwhelmingly beautiful portrayal of lives lived with purpose, beauty and courage in all its rawness, pain and worthiness. Su Dennett, permaculture elder Direct message ” “ The New Peasants offers an engaging and inspiring insight into one family’s local response to the predicament of our times. Helena Norberg-Hodge, filmmaker, writer, activist Direct message ” Our new feature-length documentary The New Peasants Our new feature film won Best Environmental Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025. Watch this film WATCH OUR LATEST FILM RECENT SHORT FILMS Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature 12 mins 15 Years of Limestone Permaculture Farm Limestone Permaculture Farm is a 1-acre property in Stroud Road, NSW, Australia. This is our third film with them! Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Permaculture 12 mins The Plummery, 5-year Revisit In this film we revisit The Plummery, the 100sq/m backyard garden in inner-city Melbourne where Kat Lavers lives and gardens. Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening, Community 11 mins Rongoā Māori Rongoā is the healing practice and an essential element of the worldview of Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Simple Living, Permaculture, Community, Urban Living 12 mins A Day in the Life of Woody A Day in the Life of Woody showcases the unschooled life of 11-year-old Blackwood, a boy who has been schooled from home all his life. LATEST MID-LENGTH FILMS Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building, Community 25 mins Strawbale Dream Home Follow Adam and Sian as they build their traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, strawbale and cob. Zero Waste, Community, Urban Living, Food & Gardening 39 mins Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story Follow the remarkable journey of a passionate man making composting at a community-wide scale not just a dream but the real thing. Food & Gardening, Community, Permaculture, Urban Living 39 mins Together We Grow: The Story of Common Unity Learn the variety of ways this community comes together to help those in need to have access to great food and meaningful connections Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature 24 mins The Food Forest Farmers What role do humans play in Earth's ecosystems and how can we be good stewards of the land? This film showcases syntropic farming as a way. OUR FEATURE FILMS Community, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste 66 mins The New Peasants Our new feature film won Best Environmental Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025. Community, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living, Permaculture, Economy, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Zero Waste 86 mins Living the Change Living the Change is a feature-length documentary that explores solutions to the global crises we face today. 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Brett & Nici from Limestone Permaculture on drought, bushfires, & answering your questions. HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #5 << Previous Podcast Next Podcast >> << Previous Podcast Next Podcast >> Audio only Brett & Nici from Limestone Permaculture on drought, bushfires, & answering your questions. 00:00 / 1:07:23 Find out more about Brett and Nici Website Facebook Instagram Description We’ve made two short films about Limestone Permaculture Farm, we shot the first one in 2015 and the second in 2019. There’s a heap of learning, growth and wisdom shared across the two episodes, but a short film is just never enough, even two of them! We wanted to do a follow-up interview with Brett and Nici because during that second shoot there were massive bush fires on the horizon and the farm was in the middle of a long-time drought. How have they come through it all and what’s keeping them going? We’ve also included some questions asked on YouTube and over on Instagram. Thanks for asking, folks! Enjoy the episode. Permaculture, Farming & Composting, Gardening, Simple Living 67 mins Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

The full interview with Helena Norberg-Hodge from our film A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity HELENA NORBERG-HODGE EXTENDED INTERVIEW << Previous Interview Next Interview >> Find out more about Helena Norberg-Hodge https://www.helenanorberghodge.com/ https://www.localfutures.org/about-local-futures/who-we-are/helena-norberg-hodge/ https://www.positive.news/environment/food/close-to-home-why-local-food-is-the-future/ Description Helena Norberg-Hodge is a pioneer of the local economies movement and founder and director of Local Futures. This is the full interview we shot with her for our film A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity . We can only ever fit in a few minutes’ worth of the amazing interviews we get to shoot, so here’s the whole thing for people who want to get into the nitty-gritty! Watch the feature-length documentary that drew on this interview: A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity . Community, Simple Living, Urban Living 74 mins Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

Listen to podcasts made by Happen Films, where inspiring people making positive change in the world are interviewed about their philosophy and lifestyle. PODCASTS In 2020, like so many around the world, we found ourselves unable to complete the work we had scheduled for the better part of the year ahead. If we couldn't shoot new films, then what? A podcast, of course! We took the opportunity to hook up with some of our favourite folk – people we'd filmed with before and people we'd love to film with one day. This short period produced 7 podcasts that still feel relevant and meaningful today. Dive deep into a variety of subjects, from energy transition to regen farming and more! Watch our films Filter options: Use the buttons below to filter the list of films. You can select more than one option, and click again to deselect. Community Farming & Composting Gardening Permaculture Regenerating Nature Simple Living Urban Living Zero Waste Community, Zero Waste HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #7 73 mins In episode 7 of the podcast Antoinette is joined by Tina Ngata (Ngati Porou), advocate for environmental, indigenous and human rights. Urban Living, Permaculture, Zero Waste HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #6 56 mins In this weeks episode of the Happen Films Podcast we talk to Nate Hagens about his move from Wall Street to climate educator. Permaculture, Farming & Composting, Gardening, Simple Living HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #5 67 mins In Episode 5 of the Happen Films podcast, we speak to Brett and Nici from Limestone Permaculture Farm. Community, Urban Living HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #4 49 mins Dr Susan Krumdieck is an American-born, New Zealand-based Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Canterbury University. Regenerating Nature, Farming & Composting HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #3 65 mins In Episode 3 of the Happen Films podcast we speak with Jono Frew and discuss how he found himself to be a regenerative agriculture coach. Community, Simple Living, Zero Waste HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #2 58 mins In episode 2 of the Happen Films Podcast we’re joined by a Dude Making a Difference, Rob Greenfield. Community, Simple Living, Urban Living, Gardening HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #1 72 mins In our first podcast, Meg and Patrick discuss community resilience and the opportunities for change that the pandemic presents.

Beautiful House Truck Made from 85% Reclaimed Materials The Handmade Housetruck Other films you might like Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building, Community 25 mins Strawbale Dream Home Follow Adam and Sian as they build their traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, strawbale and cob. Simple Living, Homes & Building 17 mins Off-Grid Tiny House on Wheels This 17-minute tiny house tour takes us through all the highs and lows of building a tiny house on wheels. Community, Simple Living, Permaculture, Homes & Building, Zero Waste 4 mins $420 Tiny House This film showcases the build of a very tiny house, built using reclaimed materials by a couple with no previous building experience. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building 8 mins Building a Beautiful, Rustic Tiny House Meet Taj as she gives a tour and describes living simply in this 10 sq metre tiny house built using reclaimed materials. Share your thoughts about the Handmade House Truck Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @iahelcathartesaura3887 “ @traceyodonnell1969 “ @nathalou8778 “ @JacksonSharpening Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Learn more about Adam and Sian's building passion: Watch our second film with Adam and Sian, released in 2023, Strawbale Dream Home. Learn more about Adam and Sian: Find out more about Evergreen Homes, Adam Hickman’s building company Follow Evergreen Homes on Instagram Follow Evergreen Homes on Facebook In this film, we take a tour of Adam and Sian’s beautiful off-grid tiny house truck, which was built using mostly reclaimed and natural materials, on the back of a 1969 Bedford. The house truck is full of light and space, with an open-plan kitchen, living and bedroom area and a fancy shower set-up on the back porch. The couple describe the building process and the events that decided them on leaving a conventional home and city life to take up this much simpler way of living that they find more satisfying. Simple Living, Homes & Building About The Handmade Housetruck 12 mins “ SPECTACULAR! Amazingly great home & fantastic, informative, enjoyable video. @iahelcathartesaura3887 YouTube ” “ Inspirational, thank you for sharing this beautiful gift with the world. @traceyodonnell1969 YouTube ” “ Wow, such gentle people and living! I feel very inspired by this. Thank you. @nathalou8778 YouTube ” “ What a nicely shot film! Lovely lighting. Well edited and enticing. Love the house truck. @JacksonSharpening YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

FILMS ABOUT MINDFULNESS What part do mindfulness and self-care have in creating a more beautiful world? We think the work we do on ourselves of self-exploration, self-understanding, mindfulness and self-care are critical in order to be able to participate effectively in the healing of the planet. We don't have a strong focus on this subject in our films but it underlies our own thinking, so look out for more in future! Browse all films Filter options: Use the buttons below to filter the list of films. You can select more than one option, and click again to deselect. Short (0-20 mins) Mindfulness Flute Making and Human Making 17 mins A mediation on the unexpected similarities to be found between making a beautiful Japanese shakuhachi flute and making a beautiful human.

A Documentary Exploring a Solution to Overfishing Fishing for the Future Other films you might like Zero Waste, Community, Urban Living, Food & Gardening 39 mins Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story Follow the remarkable journey of a passionate man making composting at a community-wide scale not just a dream but the real thing. Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature 16 mins Growing Wild Together We revisit the food forest we filmed five years ago to discover what's changed and how much more wild it's all become – plants and people! Community, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming 12 mins From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands A film exploring how the simple practice of grazing goats on wild lands can lead to a healthier forest and a more connected community. Share your thoughts about the film Fishing For The Future Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @Chr.U.Cas1622 “ @everydayanimalswithrainfor1315 “ @megulman “ @lyndallsundberg1334 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Links related to Gravity Fishing’s solution to overfishing Gravity Fishing website about community-focused, sustainable fishing Gravity Fishing Instagram feed showing their sustainable fishing practices Gravity Fishing Facebook page where you can follow and connect with their journey Links related to Sealective’s sustainable fishing operation Sealective website showcasing their sustainable fishing operation Sealective Instagram feed featuring images of their community focused fishing Sealective Facebook page where you can follow and connect with their journey Subtitles Most of our subtitles are generated by YouTube (English) or created by volunteers. We try to make time to correct YouTube's English but for other languages we can't control the quality, sorry! Download your preferred language and upload it via your media player. Fishing For The Future - English If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! What is the solution to overfishing? Small-scale, ethically conscious fishing is typically seen as no longer financially viable, but Nate Smith’s Aotearoa New Zealand-based Gravity Fishing business is directly tackling the effects of overfishing. With sustainable fishing practices that are also financially viable and use the most humane way to kill a fish – ikijeme – it’s a model Nate hopes to replicate to make sustainable commercial fishing viable for all coastal communities. Nate’s artisanal fishing is seasonal and based on ethical fishing practices that are deeply respectful of the ocean ecosystem. By fishing seasonally, the aim is to harvest fish when they are both abundant and healthy, which also happens to be when they are the best tasting fish. We’re excited to share this story offering hope for the future of local fisheries. We hope you’ll be as inspired by it as we are! Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening About Fishing for the Future 17 mins “ Oh WOW, simply fantastic! This is exactly how it should be done and once was done all over the world (and definitely not only with fishing). @Chr.U.Cas1622 YouTube ” “ Amazing! thank you for doing the right thing and showing that it can be done and how to do it. @everydayanimalswithrainfor1315 YouTube ” “ Oh you guys! Another important story, so beautifully told. Well done! x @megulman YouTube ” “ Love everything about this! Thanks for sharing this story Happen Films @lyndallsundberg1334 YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

A look inside the life of an unschooled 11-year-old A Day in the Life of Woody Other films you might like Community, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming 12 mins From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands A film exploring how the simple practice of grazing goats on wild lands can lead to a healthier forest and a more connected community. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 12 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Community, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living, Permaculture, Economy, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Zero Waste 86 mins Living the Change Living the Change is a feature-length documentary that explores solutions to the global crises we face today. Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @Siriuslyyy “ tommycastles “ @SewWithSally “ @regenerationtrust5779 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . About this series This film forms part of the collaborative series “Something Beautiful for the World”, a project in which three filmmakers from around the globe explore how small acts of love and kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world, touching hearts and minds in ways that we could never begin to imagine. The series is made up of 12 short films, from across five continents, four from each filmmaker, and releasing one per month for the whole of 2024. Watch all the films in the series here . Subtitles Most of our subtitles are generated by YouTube (English) or created by volunteers. We try to make time to correct YouTube's English but for other languages we can't control the quality, sorry! Download your preferred language and upload it via your media player. A Day in the Life of Woody-English A Day in the Life of Woody-Spanish If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! A Day in the Life of Woody showcases the unschooled life of 11-year-old Blackwood, a boy who has been schooled from home all his life. There’s not much missing in a day spent with Woody that you wouldn’t find in the life of most 11-year-old Australian boys – bows & arrows, playing cricket, family time, learning time… but there’s a difference here. From growing the tree to make his future bows & arrows to skillfully handling a chainsaw as he helps his dad manage the local commons forest, Woody’s daily life is both similar and very different to the average young boy’s. Told entirely from Woody’s perspective, this 12-minute film shares an inspiring insight into one young boy’s experience of the world. We love this family and have made a few films about them! Watch more at the links below: Creatures of Place From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands The New Peasants (in production) And find out more about Artist as Family by signing up to their blog . Simple Living, Permaculture, Community, Urban Living About A Day in the Life of Woody 12 mins “ I didn't want it to end... The joy in this child's life. @Siriuslyyy YouTube ” “ Such a pure, delightful film to watch! tommycastles Instagram ” “ What a beautiful boy and family. This is so inspiring. Thank you for this film! @SewWithSally YouTube ” “ Well done. If only we all started that way. What an inspiration. @regenerationtrust5779 YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

Organic Urban Farming on a 1/2-Acre Property Urban Abundance Other films you might like Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living, Zero Waste, Food & Gardening, Community, Economy 15 mins Degrowth in the Suburbs What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 12 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Economy 15 mins From Finance to Farmer Explore the beautiful food forest Andrew Martin has created from a paddock of grass, and learn all the reasons why he's doing so. Share your thoughts about Urban Abundance Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @highspiritsfarm781 “ @petramacdougall “ @reginaldshannon4220 “ @JaninePrimrose Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . In the small town of Oxford, New Zealand, Kane and Fiona Hogan have transformed their urban 1/2-acre property into abundant veggie gardens. The aim of Urban Gardener is to build resilience and food security in their local community – both by growing food for people to purchase and by helping people to grow food in their own backyards. Here is yet another inspiring initiative that brings together the essentials for resilience: good healthy food and strong communities. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living About Urban Abundance 5 mins “ What a beautiful project! Very inspiring and you have sparked an idea in me to do similar. @highspiritsfarm781 YouTube ” “ Amazing video, really look forward to watching all this series, really love what you are doing! @petramacdougall YouTube ” “ Great film with a great idea to engage the community. Keep up the good work. @reginaldshannon4220 YouTube ” “ Beautiful idea, beautifully done, thanks for the inspiration. @JaninePrimrose YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

Healing People and Place Rongoā Māori Other films you might like Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening 17 mins Fishing for the Future A small-scale, thoughtful and ethical approach to fishing our oceans is possible – this family is leading the way. Food & Gardening, Community, Permaculture, Urban Living 39 mins Together We Grow: The Story of Common Unity Learn the variety of ways this community comes together to help those in need to have access to great food and meaningful connections Community, Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture 8 mins Hua Parakore Hua Parakore encapsulates the principles behind growing food from a te ao Māori – Māori worldview perspective. Share your thoughts about Rongoā Māori. Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ mister.peterson Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . About this series This film forms part of the collaborative series “Something Beautiful for the World”, a project in which three filmmakers from around the globe explore how small acts of love and kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world, touching hearts and minds in ways that we could never begin to imagine. The series is made up of 12 short films, from across five continents, four from each filmmaker, and releasing one per month for the whole of 2024. Watch all the films in the series here . Subtitles Most of our subtitles are generated by YouTube (English) or created by volunteers. We try to make time to correct YouTube's English but for other languages we can't control the quality, sorry! Download your preferred language and upload it via your media player. Rongoā Māori: Healing People and Place – English If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! Rongoā is the healing practice of Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Much more than herbal medicine, although it is that too, rongoā is a way of seeing the world, of understanding the interconnectedness and interdependence of all things, and of understanding that wellness, for all of earth's species, comes from being whole – spiritually and physically. Western medicine, so valuable in so many ways, divides us up into parts. Rongoā and te ao Māori, the Māori worldview, take into account our life essence, our ancestral knowledge, the wisdom that comes from being connected – to each other and to the land. This ancient knowledge has been at risk of being completely lost. Thankfully, cultures that have remained indigenous have held on to so much ancestral wisdom. Donna Kerridge shares some of that insight in this film, and calls on us all to listen to the whispers of our ancestors. Find out more about Donna Kerridge and her rongoā work here: https://oranewzealand.com/pages/about-us Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening, Community About Rongoā Māori 11 mins “ Absolutely incredible! Such powerful words on connection. mister.peterson Instagram ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

Jono Frew: Transforming farms and changing lives with regenerative agriculture HAPPEN FILMS PODCAST #3 << Previous Podcast Next Podcast >> << Previous Podcast Next Podcast >> Audio only Jono Frew: Transforming farms and changing lives with regenerative agriculture 00:00 / 1:05:25 Learn more about Jono Frew Website YouTube Facebook Description In Episode 3 of the Happen Films podcast we speak with regenerative agriculture coach Jono Frew. Jono started his working life age 11 in farming and he’s been passionate about the industry from Day 1. But his career took an unexpected turn a few years ago and it’s impacted not just how he approaches farming, but how he approaches life. As he moved from conventional agriculture to regenerative agriculture, Jono learnt not only that true farming solutions don’t come from a bottle, he also learnt how to cry freely, how to connect with his kids, how to share himself, and how to help fellow farmers steer a new, regenerative course for their own farms and families. Jono’s an inspiration to us, a beautiful example of how reconnecting with the soil upon which all life depends can also reconnect you with your family, your community and your very self. Have a listen and let us know your own thoughts about the future of farming. Regenerating Nature, Farming & Composting 65 mins Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

Incredible Woman Starts Project to Give Away Free Food and Build Community! The Food Is Free Laneway Other films you might like Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature 16 mins Growing Wild Together We revisit the food forest we filmed five years ago to discover what's changed and how much more wild it's all become – plants and people! Permaculture, Simple Living, Urban Living, Zero Waste, Food & Gardening, Community, Economy 15 mins Degrowth in the Suburbs What does sustainable living in the city look like? This film explores the different methods one family employs to reduce their impact. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste, Urban Living 12 mins Creatures of Place This family live an incredibly simple life, yet they have an abundance in so many things – food, community, time to create a beautiful life. Share your thoughts about The Food is Free Laneway Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @ayenohaj “ @sarahneal5780 “ @rachelaalbers “ @growingtogether3052 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . The Food is Free Project is a community-building and food-growing initiative that began in 2012 in the USA and has taken root in many communities all over the world since then. This film is about the Food is Free Laneway started by Lou Ridsdale in Ballarat, Australia. People leave excess food, seedlings, plants and even food scraps for composting on permanent tables set up in a laneway alongside Lou’s home. Anyone can take food for free. The initiative is not just about promoting the idea that everyone should have access to good food, but about drawing together communities to help each other to live and eat well. We loved filming with Lou – she’s super inspiring! Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Urban Living About The Food Is Free Laneway 4 mins “ Thank you! You have re-inspired my desire for a food is free area in front of my place! @ayenohaj YouTube ” “ I’m crying! What an amazing woman! @sarahneal5780 YouTube ” “ Fantastic! I love this and message which is shared here- food is free. I plan to set up a ''food is free stall'' in my street. @rachelaalbers YouTube ” “ Thankyou so much, for showing this simple, amazing, community collective of sharing food. @growingtogether3052 YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

Food Waste Recycling Through Community Composting Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story Other films you might like Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living 8 mins The Plummery Find out how to grow an abundance of fruit and vegetables even when you have a tiny backyard garden in the middle of a busy city. Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Zero Waste 7 mins Closing the Loop Learn about how this couple manages their composting toilet, why it's so important, and how easy it is! Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Economy 15 mins From Finance to Farmer Explore the beautiful food forest Andrew Martin has created from a paddock of grass, and learn all the reasons why he's doing so. Share your thoughts about the film Ben & bEartha Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @iloveowls8748 “ @turtle2212 “ @helenmcgill5563 “ @amber6172 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Festival selections: Links to information about Nelson’s Community Compost and its composting programme Community Compost website detailing their composting service and Compost Club Instagram feed for Community Compost featuring their automatic composting machine Follow Community Compost’s food waste recycling journey and connect with their team of composters on Facebook Links to more about bEartha the compost turner and the need for food waste composting ‘Creating a composting machine – a tale of invention’ – RNZ interview with Ben Bushell ‘Nelson community compost scheme aims to avoid waste’ – Stuff article on Community Compost’s composting service ‘Why our food scraps are being driven hundreds of kilometres out of town’ – The Spinoff article about food waste recycling Links to resources about how to make compost We love Kiwi gardener Kath Irvine’s Easy Peasy Compost article for tips on making great compost at home. If you prefer a video to learn how to make compost, Morag Gamble of the Permaculture Institute offers the in-depth guide 5 Ways to Compost . This is a link to a fabulous online book by Home Grown Permaculture called Home Composting in Hobart (but of course, you don’t need to be in Hobart for it to work for you too!). Ben & bEartha follows the story of passionate composter Ben Bushell of Community Compost, Nelson ( https://communitycompost.co.nz/ ). Through the inspiring story of Ben and his dedicated composting community, we get to know bEartha, an automatic composting machine that’s about to revolutionise small-scale commercial composting. Why is composting important? What is aerobic composting? How can mechanical composting support the need for food waste solutions? And what’s the story with “community composting” anyway? Find out in this inspiring film about a potentially game-changing approach to making compost on an urban scale. Watch the trailer for Ben & bEartha: Zero Waste, Community, Urban Living, Food & Gardening About Ben & bEartha: A Community's Compost Love Story 39 mins “ Incredible video full of such inspiring people!! Made me cry and want to be part of a community like this myself someday! @iloveowls8748 YouTube ” “ This inspirational docu brought me to tears of joy! What a wonderful masterpiece of grass roots empowerment that shows what is possible if we look at what we can do rather than what we cannot do. @turtle2212 YouTube ” “ Thank you Happen Films for making such an inspirational story once again. Ben and his team deserve so much gratitude and thanks for doing what every town should be doing! @helenmcgill5563 YouTube ” “ Compost heroes indeed! Beautiful! Thank you for creating, documenting, and sharing such an important and inspiring journey! There needs to be a bEartha in every town and community. @amber6172 YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

A Magical 28-year Journey to Food Resilience Growing Forested Foods Growing Wild Together Other films you might like Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature 11 mins Melliodora Tour A tour of David Holmgren and Su Dennett's 1-hectare permaculture paradise – explore the home and garden of the co-founder of permaculture. Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living 20 mins An Invitation for Wildness The Guytons have made a name for themselves as forest gardeners. In this first of two films we tour the forest when it is 23 years old. Regenerating Nature, Simple Living 30 mins Fools & Dreamers Does regenerating a native forest mean hundreds of staff or volunteers planting individual tress? What about leaving it to nature? Community, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living, Permaculture, Economy, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Zero Waste 86 mins Living the Change Living the Change is a feature-length documentary that explores solutions to the global crises we face today. Share your thoughts about the film Growing Wild Together Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @jackjames9005 “ @karenmoran68 “ @mattchew5965 “ @Titania Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Links to resources about the Guyton’s work, forested foods and food forest design: Watch our original 2016 film about the Guyton’s permaculture food forest, An Invitation for Wildness Information about the Longwood Loop food resilience ‘trade route’ the Guyton’s use to supply their forested foods direct to the local community Learn about the Guyton’s local South Coast Environment Society Subtitles Most of our subtitles are generated by YouTube (English) or created by volunteers. We try to make time to correct YouTube's English but for other languages we can't control the quality, sorry! Download your preferred language and upload it via your media player. Growing Wild Together - English Growing Wild Together - Spanish If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! Watch our original film from 2016, An Invitation for Wildness . In Growing Wild Together we return to the nearly 30-year-old food forest growing on 2 acres of urban land in southernmost Aotearoa New Zealand. The forest, previously an abandoned section filled with rubbish and burnt house remains, was the subject of our 2016 film An Invitation for Wildness . Now we’ve returned to find out what has changed in the forest and for the people who live there. Robyn and Robert’s forest garden is home to countless forms of life, from trees and plants to birds, fish, and insects, and of course the humans who live amongst it all, in harmony. With time it grows wilder and wilder – “Like me,” says Robert. Since we first visited, the couple have also developed new projects, one of them reviving an old trade route, to help create food resilience for the nearby rural communities. In the film, Robert says he’s convinced that the food forest model will be one of the most important models for creating a resilient future on Earth. He maintains we must learn to be loved by the forest. Here is a film to inspire love for our forests and everything they generously gift us! Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature About Growing Wild Together 16 mins “ This was truly inspirational. We need to localize agriculture and live with the land. His speech about optimism was just what I needed. Thanks so much, Happen Films! @jackjames9005 YouTube ” “ It was wonderful to revisit these beautiful people and their thriving, abundant food forest. @karenmoran68 Instagram ” “ Thank you for following up. The original is my go-to video when I need a connection to all things beautiful. Thank you for sharing. @mattchew5965 YouTube ” “ Wonderful film. We need more like it. @Titania Website ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

Beautiful 1-Acre Small-Scale Permaculture Farm Limestone Permaculture Tour #1 Other films you might like Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature 16 mins Growing Wild Together We revisit the food forest we filmed five years ago to discover what's changed and how much more wild it's all become – plants and people! Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living 8 mins The Plummery Find out how to grow an abundance of fruit and vegetables even when you have a tiny backyard garden in the middle of a busy city. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Economy 15 mins From Finance to Farmer Explore the beautiful food forest Andrew Martin has created from a paddock of grass, and learn all the reasons why he's doing so. Share your thoughts about Limestone Permaculture Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @M0untainBerry “ @quin14ny “ @mattthompson3633 “ @deborahcoyle7612 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Subtitles Most of our subtitles are generated by YouTube (English) or created by volunteers. We try to make time to correct YouTube's English but for other languages we can't control the quality, sorry! Download your preferred language and upload it via your media player. Limestone Permaculture Tour #1 - English Limestone Permaculture Tour #1 - Czech If you'd like to volunteer to create subtitles in your language, please contact us ! This film is a tour of Limestone Permaculture Farm in New South Wales, Australia. Brett Cooper manages the 1-acre property as a productive farm helping to feed around 50 families. The tour includes a look at the orchard, caravan farm gate, chicken and duck areas, and shade house, and Brett talks about what brought him and his family to this complete change of lifestyle – in which they are thriving. Find out more about Limestone Permaculture: Watch our second tour, 5 years later, of Limestone Permaculture Watch our podcast conversation with Brett and Nici Visit the Limestone Permaculture website Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature About Limestone Permaculture Tour #1 13 mins “ One of the most inspiring permaculture videos I've seen. Thank you. @M0untainBerry YouTube ” “ This gives me so much inspiration as I start this journey of transforming my garden using more permaculture techniques. @quin14ny YouTube ” “ Simply awesome. I'm about to start from scratch and I've never felt more invigorated. So inspirational. @mattthompson3633 YouTube ” “ Just watched the most recent video and then came back to watch this one… Watching how this beautiful farm has evolved, thrived, and changed so many people’s lives for the better is truly inspirational! @deborahcoyle7612 YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

Take an In-depth Tour of this Amazing Tiny House on Wheels Off-Grid Tiny House on Wheels Other films you might like Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building, Community 25 mins Strawbale Dream Home Follow Adam and Sian as they build their traditional timber frame home combining timber joinery, strawbale and cob. Simple Living, Homes & Building 12 mins The Handmade Housetruck Explore the simple life and beautiful home of this couple in their beautiful off-grid handmade tiny house truck, built with love and skill. Community, Simple Living, Permaculture, Homes & Building, Zero Waste 4 mins $420 Tiny House This film showcases the build of a very tiny house, built using reclaimed materials by a couple with no previous building experience. Community, Permaculture, Simple Living, Homes & Building 8 mins Building a Beautiful, Rustic Tiny House Meet Taj as she gives a tour and describes living simply in this 10 sq metre tiny house built using reclaimed materials. Share your thoughts about Off-grid Tiny House on Wheels Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @LaLa-xf7ku “ @jackfiascoo “ @BidwellCanyonFarm “ @lukasguyer4250 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Fred's Tiny Houses website This off-grid tiny house on wheels was built by Fred Schultz of Fred’s Tiny Houses in Victoria, Australia. At a cost of around AU$45,000 it’s fully equipped with bathroom, kitchen, lounge, mezzanines with a double bed and a small child’s bed, and has an impressive solar set-up. Fred and Shannon describe living tiny with their baby, Olina, and their rationale for choosing this lifestyle. Simple Living, Homes & Building About Off-Grid Tiny House on Wheels 17 mins “ Great film, a beautiful family, and fantastic personal views on family, living and love of life. @LaLa-xf7ku YouTube ” “ That was a beautiful family, tiny-house & video! Thank you Happen Films for making and sharing this. Very inspiring. @jackfiascoo YouTube ” “ This is wonderful! Truly beautiful insights from a caring family and wonderful filmmaking from Happen Films. @BidwellCanyonFarm YouTube ” “ I love how much thought he put in this house. Engineering at its best! @lukasguyer4250 YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text

Watch the extended interviews from Happen Films documentaries about simple living, sustainable living, community resilience. EXTENDED INTERVIEWS We've had the good fortune to interview some pretty amazing folk over the years. We can never include as much as we'd like to in each film, and so when we can we make available the full-length interviews, for those who like to geek out or go deeper on the big questions. Enjoy! Watch our films Filter options: Use the buttons below to filter the list of films. You can select more than one option, and click again to deselect. Community Farming & Composting Gardening Permaculture Simple Living Urban Living Community, Farming & Composting, Gardening, Permaculture DR JESSICA HUTCHINGS EXTENDED INTERVIEW 60 mins This is the full-length interview with Dr Jessica Hutchings from our film Hua Parakore: Living with Indigenous Food Sovereignty. Community CHARLES EISENSTEIN EXTENDED INTERVIEW 70 mins This is the full-length 1.5-hour interview with Charles Eisenstein from the film Living the Change. Community, Urban Living, Simple Living NICOLE FOSS EXTENDED INTERVIEW 114 mins This is the full-length version of the interview with Nicole Foss from our documentary A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity. Community, Simple Living, Urban Living GRAHAM TURNER EXTENDED INTERVIEW 52 mins This is the full interview we shot with Graham Turner for our film A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity. Community, Simple Living, Urban Living TED TRAINER EXTENDED INTERVIEW 68 mins This is the full-length version of the interview from our documentary A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity. Community, Simple Living, Urban Living HELENA NORBERG-HODGE EXTENDED INTERVIEW 74 mins This is the full interview we shot with Helena Norberg-Hodge for our film A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity. Permaculture, Gardening, Farming & Composting, Community DAVID HOLMGREN EXTENDED INTERVIEW 87 mins This is the full-length interview with David Holmgren from our film A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity.

Purple Pear Biodynamic Permaculture Farm Tour Purple Pear Permaculture Farm Other films you might like Zero Waste, Urban Living, Simple Living 17 mins The Rubbish Trip What does it mean to be on the zero waste journey? And why is it important for us each to take personal responsibility for our waste? Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature 16 mins Growing Wild Together We revisit the food forest we filmed five years ago to discover what's changed and how much more wild it's all become – plants and people! Permaculture, Community, Food & Gardening, Simple Living, Urban Living 8 mins The Plummery Find out how to grow an abundance of fruit and vegetables even when you have a tiny backyard garden in the middle of a busy city. Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Economy 15 mins From Finance to Farmer Explore the beautiful food forest Andrew Martin has created from a paddock of grass, and learn all the reasons why he's doing so. Share your thoughts about Purple Pear Permaculture Farm Tour Which film are you commenting on? Your name or username Your comment * Required Submit comment Your comment has been submitted “ @tahliel “ @ajourneyonearth “ @cathyphegley7414 “ @angelikal4564 Thank you! This film was made possible through the generous financial support of the Biome Trust with assistance from The Gift Trust . Visit the Purple Pear Permaculture website A tour of Purple Pear Farm in New South Wales, Australia, a permaculture and biodynamic farm with rotating tractor domes over mandala garden beds, pigs, chooks and some great philosophy. Mark and Kate run a small CSA (community supported agriculture) offering veggie boxes to their local community. They dream not of growing ever bigger and bigger and controlling the market for veggies in their region, but rather of staying small and supporting other vegetable growers to initiate similar projects, or even to join theirs, so that everyone in the community is eating well and living well. Now there’s a vision to be inspired by! Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture About Purple Pear Permaculture Farm 6 mins “ What a fabulous tour! Thank you. @tahliel YouTube ” “ These tours/interviews/short films give me so much hope and enthusiasm for the future. @ajourneyonearth YouTube ” “ He is so inspiring. What an amazing place and way of life. @cathyphegley7414 YouTube ” “ This makes my heart flutter. Beautiful truths spoken here. @angelikal4564 YouTube ” Five ways you can help increase our reach and impact Click on the options below to find out more about each one. Find out how Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text Add text