Documentary Nights at Sage Garden Ecovillas

Space is limited, so please reserve a seat by getting a (free) ticket. If you don't reserve a seat, we may not have one for you, and that would be sad for everybody.

We'll start the movie when it's dark enough (about 7:45). You're also welcome to come early (say, 7:00) to tour the gardens and/or tell us all about your own gardens or projects.

Feel free to bring snacks for yourself or to share.

For this series of movie nights, we'll be watching a six-part series of documentaries about capitalism by Ilan Ziv, with the following subtopics

7/13 - Adam Smith: The Birth of the Free Market

7/20 - The Wealth of Nations: A New Gospel

7/27 - Ricardo and Malthus: Did You Say Freedom?

8/3 - What if Marx Was Right?

8/10 - Keynes vs Hayek: A Fake Debate?

8/17 - Karl Polanyi: The Human Factor

Here's what Icarus Films has to say about each episode.

Episode 1: Adam Smith, The Birth of the Free Market

Capitalism is much more complex than the vision Adam Smith laid out in The Wealth of Nations. Indeed, it predates Smith by centuries and took root in the practices of colonialism and the slave trade.

Episode 2: The Wealth of Nations: A New Gospel?

Adam Smith was both economist and moral philosopher. But his work on morality is largely forgotten, leading to tragic distortions that have shaped our global economic system.

Episode 3: Ricardo and Malthus: Did You Say Freedom?

The roots of today's global trade agreements lie in the work of stockbroker David Ricardo and demographer Thomas Malthus. Together, they would restructure society in the image of the market.

Episode 4: What If Marx Was Right?

Have we gotten Marx wrong by focusing on the Communist Manifesto instead of on his critique of how capitalism works - a critique that is relevant and as penetrating as ever?

Episode 5: Keynes vs Hayek: A Fake Debate?

The ideological divide between the philosophies of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek has dominated economics for nearly a century. Is it time for the pendulum to swing back to Keynes? Or do we need a whole new approach that goes beyond this dualism?

Episode 6: Karl Polanyi, The Human Factor

An exploration of the life and work of Karl Polanyi, who sought to reintegrate society and economy. Could the commodification of labour and money ultimately be as disastrous as floods, drought and earthquakes?