Yep don’t come back..😊

I've lived here 18+ years, and I can assure you that you went about this all wrong. From personal experience, more than half the people on the street in town, are there for a reason. That includes illegal activities. Nimbin has a tourist appeal, and many locals are simply trying to take advantage of one of our few resources. Basically, they're mostly just trying to get by. It's hard enough selling anything on the street as even someone like Tedi (who you interviewed) is selling his perfectly legal goods without the required permit. Then just imagine if you are trying to sell simply cookie's to tourists? The charge is worse than cannabis! Then add all the street cameras likned live to both Nimbin and Lismore Police stations, content creators, suspicious looking (clearly not a local, as locals know most locals) new people walking around with cameras, and paranoia easily goes into overdrive. Then add past bad experiences of accidental exposure to someone's illegal activity on social media, it's no wonder a few locals get angry when a camera is randomly in their face. Remember paranoia? It causes some people to act unreasonably. In summary, yes you're a dickhead. I can say that because I can do dickhead moves myself, but if you came to town with no camera recording, sat down with the locals, and began to talk, maybe had a joint or beer, bought something, tried coming across as friendly. I am sure that you'd have received a far less hostile response. I personally know at least a dozen people who are uniquely interesting, that would have loved to taken part in a KZfaq video, promoting Nimbin in a inquisitive yet positive light. Maybe "Don't go trying to make a documentary about Nimbin without first doing some proper research on how to" ?? I do know that many locals have seen both reporters and content creators leave only to make a video, or television segment that pokes fun at, mocks, or show Nimbin or its people poorly.

Went through Nimbin during the bollocks . . they 'woke' in pub pretty much told me to jump in lake when would't write name in book contact trace . . just to eat a pie . . very strident in lock step to comply with those that want their families to die . . thin veneer free thinkers . . in bulk buck stupid stoners without a clue

@Adventure Supreme geeze mate ya really stuffed up !!! ya shoulda come to the HEMP Bar and chatted to me or Gary Big Bong on a Friday , we not camera shy as we used to have the world first live webcam in an illegal cannabis cafe

Not too much in this world displays as much conceit as a bunch of hippies getting together to create their idea of utopia.

Nimbin is not a good place for weed go to Murwillumbah cheaper and better

I can't believe I watched all of that!!!! It was funny as hell... love your humour! 👌

When Nimbin turned into Crackheroinbin I gave up on the place. 100% woulda been the scummy junkies screaming at you. This was a good film.

Quagmire island 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm still going 😂

Forrest is such a beautiful soul. I’d like to visit some day

Scottish Thistle. Milk Thistle have yellow flowers for one

Thanks very much for creating and uploading this video. I visited the wreck in the late 70s, and still have pictures I took using a 126 Kodak cartridge camera ... not a 35mm SLR, LOL! The vegetation was a lot clearer around the fuselage back then. Your video reminded me of the walk, especially the steep bit towards the end. There's a plaque somewhere there too, listing the names of the people on board. A few months after visiting the wreck I got to see the other end of Mt. Superbus, near the end of a North-to-South Main Range walk which started at Cunningham's Gap and ended at Teviot Gap. I still have the topo maps from that trip. :)

To share something in my experience, I visited Nimbin in 2015 for the MardiGrass and, the people just love their way of off grid living. I found it quite incredible, seemed most folk were content as well.

Went there for the first time 20 years ago. Ten seconds out of the car, a scumbag was hassling me to buy heroine. Had a coffee surrounded by open dope deals by sketchy loosers at the tables. Drove through there for the 2nd and last tme two years later to see if it had been napalmed. Disappointment is an understatement.

I understand what drives you , opal miner here NSW.

Nice work indeed new sub here.

Love you and your stuff mate. Youre a fucking legend, my fellow brissy mates are huge fans of ya vids! Always shout you a beer when we eventually bump into ya

yea tha hate for cameras def has to do with the lane boys and how they used photos to jail alot of ppl from a hidden camera in a palm frond

yo mate do you reckon mt. barney is a good climb for first hike ever?

The biggest leftist socialist hell in Australia

I hadn't heard anything about this before. What year was this? RIP all who died

I really enjoyed the show. Your not a dick head, no one is. I think that the lady at the end living her best life, Nimbin is were she fits. If anything odd people ( I am odd it is cool for me). Society needs odd, it seems the odds are we need them.

Nimbin has a wicked nasty demonic spirit that was invited in and given a home with all the new age witch craft practices and rituals. All the hippies seeking the "answer" simply need Jesus Christ. He is the way, the truth and the life. Jesus is the ultimate spiritual leader and will guide you to all righteousness.

So let me guess no influencers there

Spent a long time up that way. I was married to a girl from Alstonville. Over twenty years I went to Nimbin 3 times. First time a bloke collapsed on me in the street. I got asked by every second person if I was "right for a smoke". The last time, I didn't even get out of the car before a little kid on a bike tried to sell me drugs. I can't stand that place.

I think this is useful for film students, it highlights the most important aspect of documentary making - access. The more sensitive the topic the harder it is to attain. People take years building relationships and building trust to make real documentaries. Making a film with substance requires more than a facebook message and 4 days. You need to know your subject, research, have a driving question, identify characters and potential storylines, spend time with the subject or in this case the community.. all before turning your camera on. Content for youtube however, well that's made by doing what you did. Still an interesting piece however because you were prepared to be honest and I enjoyed watching your struggle to make the film.

Go on Market day 🛍️ - 4th Sunday of the month 🐨

Mate this was not a failure, I watched the whole thing and I gotta say that it was all very enjoyable, the format and filmography especially. The commentary was on point as well.

I think you ignored the hard drugs that have taken over. Ice, heroin and other chemicals are now as common as pot. THAT is the difference. It changes people. It changes the police response. It changes the town.

aren't dogs banned from the island being its a national park ?

Went up by several different routes over the years. I was constantly shocked by the number of ill equipped, ignorant and unfit people who caused police and volunteers to expend considerable time and effort rescuing them. Shout out to Scenic Rim State Emergency Service..

Love the video , the best 👌 subbed now BTW where is this shot at? Is it around cairns ?

Oh wow! I'm a long time local... On behalf of my community, I almost feel like writing you an apology letter. Btw, Pretty sure I know what was going on for you there... You might even laugh if you knew. I'd explain, but you'd need a local history lesson to understand why we're often a bit camera shy around here. Sadly, not too long ago - you could've rocked up to town, introduced yourself and your intentions and you would have had people lining up to tell you their stories and share some of our history. What a shame we missed our chance this time. Happy travels to you from this nearly normal Nimbinite.

There is not more to the Nimbin folk that meets the eye, infract there's a lot less.

Nimbin is the best! You get back what you give. Very friendly people

Hilarious and accurate, nice.

How much did Maximus pay you for this video

Creepy little place. Definately wouldn't wanna walk down a dark alley there 😂

You asked to interview us but you seemed dejected and self obsessed so we declined. Now I understand why... sorry about that. This is a side of Nimbin you came soooo close to capturing, by the way, love the tittle of your clip, THANK YOU! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdiFobaLrp_Dmp8.htmlsi=n19pzvKth2vOif74

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Every time I come to this channel, it blows my mind that there aren't thousands more subscribers and views. You not only understand how to tell a story but the cinematography and the score are ALWAYS bang on! If you haven't read it already, pick up a copy of 'Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl' when you get a chance. All the best mate!

From day one of the Nimbin revival back in the 70's, I wanted visit there to see how things could be done towards self sustaing. After 20 years of waiting, I entered Nimbin from the northern end of town one Saturday morning and saw the drunken youths (first generation hippies) sprawled in the door opening of the pub and on the footpath. Five minutes Ute's later, I exited Nimbin at the south end, realising that the inhabitants there were mainly a bunch of life's losers. The hippy dream had failed.

You went there in the growing season before they could harvest the crops go there in winter

I’ve got a photo of myself near the Nimbin sign in the 80’s with a pottery mull bowl I bout there, we’d go after surfing Brunswick Heads, Byron or the Coast to score was great didn’t ever have 2 get outta the car, they’d come 2 is score an ounce think round 60-$70, back in the day great memories 😊

It's mouldy, muddy and dirty, people are sad.

I’m not absolutely sure what I was watching but it was moving, beautifully shot and absolutely beguiling. Thank you.

I have full respect for the LGBTQ+ community and you guys and girls in general, i don't go filming at Pride Day, so don't go to Nimbin and try to film.

this cunts fucking funny

Bro you went about that all wrong... Much love Nimbin ❤

Many people have tried the alt life style and basically found it wanting and hypocritical. Red necks are more friendly and at least will stop to help you if your car breaks down on a rough bit of road. Ideals like freedom and equality, sharing the load and being infinitely creative starts to grow cracks after awhile and even becomes cultish. You find there are dominant people who control events and people. Then there are the ones who constantly gaslight people making them feel bad etc. You can get some pretty toxic group dynamics in those places. As I recall with Ninbin from someone I knew, people could own shares in the land that was to become the Ninbin community. What ever happened to that? Other places existed that were similar but what people paid into the communal pot for land never had their name attached and as a result the land was claimed by others. In the name of being none capitalist people did not check title deeds and legal stuff and were happy to contribute their money to the cause. What you ended up with basically is a bunch of alpha males and female followers that do all the cooking and other shit work. Free love was a similar rort where women ended up barefoot and pregnant but were expected not to be possessive of the child’s father who went on to sleep with multiple partners getting them pregnant as well. You get the picture. These old hippies suck. They are snobs who think they are better than others because of where and how they live. You didn’t lose anything by not getting your documentary made because there was was nothing they wanted to let you know about them or share. Bad things happened in Ninbin too with people going missing and drug dealers leaving a dark trail of events. That is why they are paranoid. They know more than they will tell. Best place in Ninbin is the nearest road out of there. You did well to last 5 days. .