Filmmakers Eric Juhola and siblings Jeremy and Randy Stulberg bonded over their fascination with the modern notion of freedom and a place called The Mesa, a strange and intriguing 25 mile stretch of land in northern New Mexico that is a safe haven to war veterans, hippies, artists, runaways, misfits and outcasts who valued their particular forms of freedom.
Most of The Mesa residents live without running water or electricity and use the barter system as currency. Over a period of two years, Jeremy...
Where is this Mesa? I lived in NM for six years and never heard of these folks.Is it the one in Rowe? I used to go up there and never ran into anyone. Curious to see the documentry now
Alright it is west of Taos. I actually met a Vet last summer on the roadrunner taxi from Albuquerque, who was telling me about his homestead outside of Taos and when I watched this film I snapped that this was the place. If you ever lived in New Mexico you will understand why these folks make this choice, the land and the sky inspire you.
The entire film is on Youtube
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APR 05, 2009 06:00 AM