Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa
Twenty-Five miles from town, a million miles from mainstream society, a loose-knit community of radicals live in the desert, struggling to survive as they cling to their unique vision of the American dream.
PRESS
John Anderon, Variety
“An insightful study of an alternative American lifestyle… The Stulbergs, whose film's stunning look is a combination of good cinematography and a majestic New Mexican landscape, achieved marvelous access to what has to be a very closed and insular community, given where and how the inhabitants choose to live. The various characters come to vivid life.”
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
"Five Stars...revealing and engaging… a fascinating subculture, artfully presented on the screen."
Michael Lerman, IndieWire
“A look at the American Southwest that will send chills down your spine.”
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
“This doc’s co-director’s, brother and sister, have wondered upon a terrific subject: 16 square miles of New Mexico desert that’s home to a ragtag group of anarchist’s who wouldn’t be out of place in Mad Max.”
Ingrid Kopp, Shooting People
“The film looks beautiful…the thing that struck me about so many of the people in the film is how amazingly lucid and eloquent they are… I was moved to tears.”
Cameron Bird, Newsday
“Their 70-minute documentary has swept the festival circuit on a wave of positive press.”
Ari Glogower, Jackson Free Press
“An exemplary documentary…manages to be both unflinching and tender.”
Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun
"Daring and satisfying…"
Staff Writer, LOGO
“The documentary was well-made, and heartfelt…Expect more from these sure-handed filmmaking siblings.”
Staff Writer, Buzzfeed
“Off the Grid looks like an eerie mix between Lord of the Flies and Kid Nation."
Jesse Walker, Reason Magazine
"Survivalism meets counterculture in this riveting new documentary."
Agnes Varnum, Doc It Out
“Off the Grid feels very fresh topically…this is a beautifully shot trip into an outsider community that is hard to forget.”
Mark Jenkins, Washington City Paper
“This looks to be the strongest slate in Silverdocs’ five-year history… we particularly recommend…two portraits of “sustainable” existence, Off the Grid and Garbage Warrior.”
CREATIVE TEAM
Directed & Produced by
JEREMY STULBERG
RANDY STULBERG
Producer
Eric Juhola
Edited by
JEREMY STULBERG
Consulting Producer
EMILY GARDINER
Cinematography
REED MORANO
LIZ RUBIN
ARI ISSLER
ISABEL VEGA
Original Score by
CHRISTOPHER LIBERTINO
Supervising Sound Editor
& Re-Recording Mixer
MATTHEW POLIS
