Consequently told from the point of view of 14 year-old Stevie (newcomer Ceci Chu, who is a pleasure to watch), in elliptical structure with a camera that dives deep into situations and social reality – this of course can only work with very good actors. And it does. Although the film takes place in the present, Stevie’s parents are quintessentially hippies. Their daughter, though, longs for stability, not laissez-faire. It’s a refreshing view on 1968 and its aftermath, without bashing the hippies and nonconformists. I saw the film at a festival a few years back. Director Pia Marais explained that her parents were themselves hippies. This story is fictional, though.