
TheSourceFamilyisa2012featuredocumentaryfilmdirectedbyJodiWilleandMariaDemopouloswhichrecountsthestoryofFatherYod,YaHoWa13andtheSourceFamily.MuchmaterialwasgleanedfromIsisAquarian'sarchivesofphotos,diary,film,cassettetapesofFatherYod'smorningclass,lostmusictapes,graphics;alongwithinputinterviewsofSourcefamilymembersandpeoplewhoknewJimBaker(FatherYod)and/orwenttotheSourceRestaurant.<br/> ThefilmpremieredincompetitionatSouthbySouthwestFilmFestival2012andscreenedatfestivalsSilverdocs,SeattleInternationalFilmFestivalandSanFranciscoInternationalFilmFestival,withspecialscreeningsatTrue/FalseFestival"Boonedawdle"andHotDocsCanadianInternationalDocumentaryFestival"DocSoup"series.<br/> InMay2013,thefilmwasreleasedtheatrically,premieringatIFCCenterinNewYorkCity,whereitsrunwasextendedforoveramonth.Thefilmscreenedin60citiesandhadextendedrunsinLosAngeles,Portland,SanFrancisco,andNashville.ItisdistributedbyDragCityandGravitasVentures.<br/> TheSourceFamilyprovidesaviewofthegroupthroughtheirownarchivalphotos,homemovies,audiorecordings,andcontemporaryinterviewswithmembersofthefamily.Servingasahighlypersonal,insider’sguidetothecounter-culturemovementoftheearly70s,thefilmisinspiredbythecult-classicbookTheSource:TheStoryofFatherYod,YaHoWa13,andTheSourceFamily(ProcessMedia)whichwaswrittenbyIsisAquarianandElectricityAquarianandeditedbydirectorJodiWille.<br/> ThedocumentaryfeaturesmusicexclusivelybyYoHaWa,thebandcomposedofmembersoftheSourceFamilyandFatherYodasleadsinger
