FREE PARTY: A FOLK HISTORY

US/CANADA/ Free Party: A Folk History Virtual Premiere +On Demand + Bonus Extra Films

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Available May 30, 2025 1:00 PM UTC
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5 films in package
MAIN FEATURE - Free Party: A Folk History (2025 edition)
The film follows the inception of the movement, a meeting between ravers and the new age travellers during Thatcher's last days in power, and the explosive years that followed, leading up the infamous Castlemorton free festival in 1992 - the largest ever illegal rave, which provoked the drastic change of the laws of trespass with the notorious introduction of the Criminal Justice Act in 1994.
Closed captions available
BONUS CONTENT - Jeremy Deller meets Aaron Trinder
BONUS CONTENT - A mini doc with artist Jeremy Deller and Aaron Trinder discussing his work Raves, Free Parties and Stonehenge.
BONUS CONTENT - 'A Traveller's Tale' - Alan 'Tash' Lodge
BONUS CONTENT - An interview with Alan 'Tash' Lodge - who's been archiving sub cultures, travelling and alternative lifestyles for over 4 decades.
BONUS CONTENT - Free Party Q&A - Meet the sound systems
BONUS CONTENT - Q and A with the sound systems
BONUS CONTENT - Free Party Q&A 2 - Meet the filmmakers
BONUS CONTENT - Meet the people behind some of the footage in the film who shot famous events such as Castlemorton way before most people had cameras in a scene which was mistrustful of people with cameras! With contributions from Andrew Gaston, Justin Potter-Phillips and Gareth Morris
Protected ContentThis content can be viewed anywhere except for the following regions: Asia, Europe.
£15This program of 5 films will broadcast live May 30th at 1:00 pm UTC. You will not be able to pause or rewind. After the live broadcast, you can access an on-demand recording any time until June 2nd at 6:00 pm UTC. Once you begin watching, you will have 72 hours to complete your viewing. Need help?

The virtual premiere event will run throughout the evening on Friday 30th May including the film as well as a number of bonus features streamed one after another. Full timings and running order to be confirmed soon . After the event has finished, you can watch all the films at any time ON-DEMAND up until June 2nd including the film itself, including a mini doc with Jeremy Deller, an interview with legendary traveller / alternative culture photographer Alan ''Tash' Lodge, and Q and As with sound systems including Spiral Tribe, DiY and other bonus content. Check the side panel to the right for info on each bonus feature!.

BONUS CONTENT - Free Party: 'A Travellers Tale'. A mini doc on the origins of the traveller movement, stonehenge, the bean field and Castlemorton. Featuring Alan's photography - a bonus film showing as part of the Free Party: A Folk History 'virtual premiere event'

  • Runtime
    40 minutes
  • Director
    Aaron Trinder
  • Filmmaker
    Aaron Trinder
  • Editor
    Aaron Trinder
  • Music
    Aaron Trinder
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