Stone Story
2016
Canada
89 mins
US Premiere
Documentary Film Competition
| Jean-André Fourestié | |
| Ian Oliveri, Nathalie Barton | |
Martin Stone chose freedom: in 1966, he took his young daughters, Deborah and Jacqueline and hit the road on a six-year adventure with America’s wildest hippy community, the Hog Farm. Five decades later, Martin and his girls live very separate lives. Martin remains true to his counterculture beliefs, living with young roommates who dig his alternative vibe in a run-down Mile-End apartment in Montreal that acts as a commune of sorts. For Martin, being a hippy wasn’t a phase; it’s a way of life. His daughters, both now living in Philadelphia, settled on less eccentric existences. Martin and his daughters give honest accounts of their lives together and why their paths and dreams ran so far apart.
About the Director
Born in Bordeaux, Jean-André Fourestié moved to Montreal in 2004, where he pursues his passion for editing and directing documentaries. Always interested in people’s journeys, life choices and yearnings for freedom, he codirected 2011’s ‘Gospel According to Vivienne’. He also works as an editor. He’s currently a freelance editor for television projects and independent productions. ‘Stone Story’ is Fourestié’s first feature-length documentary.
Reviews
So Much More than a Bunch of Hippies – Jean-André Fourestié on ‘Stone Story’ — Jerry Del Priore, Winter Film Awards
