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Celebration at Big Sur (also known simply as Celebration) is a film of the 1969 Big Sur Folk Festival in Big Sur, California, featuring Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and others.
Released in 1971, the film was directed by Baird Bryant and Johanna Demetrakas. A young Gary Weis was among the cinematographers; other members of the camera and sound crew also went on to become famous in their fields, including Peter Smokler, Peter Pilafian, and Joan Churchill. The film was released in 2011 as a Region 1 DVD.
The festival, one in an annual series of concerts held on the grounds of the Esalen Institute in Big Sur from 1964 to 1971, was held on the weekend of September 13–14, 1969, only one month after the famous and considerably larger Woodstock Music & Art Fair, which is referred to repeatedly. Celebration at Big Sur did not receive the same critical acclaim as the 1970 Woodstock film.
Original Release
10/23/1971
US Release
12/10/1971
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joan Baez | Self |
| Carol Ann Cisneros | Self |
| David Crosby | Self |
| Chris Ethridge | Self |
| Mimi Fariña | Self |
| Joni Mitchell | Self |
| Dorothy Morrison | Self |
| Graham Nash | Self |
| Julie Payne | Self |
| Greg Reeves | Self |
Directors
Baird Bryant, Johanna Demetrakas
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joan Baez | Self |
| Carol Ann Cisneros | Self |
| David Crosby | Self |
| Chris Ethridge | Self |
| Mimi Fariña | Self |
| Joni Mitchell | Self |
| Dorothy Morrison | Self |
| Graham Nash | Self |
| Julie Payne | Self |
| Greg Reeves | Self |
| John Sebastian | Self |
| Stephen Stills | Self |
| Dallas Taylor | Self |
| Neil Young | Self |
| The Combs Sisters | Themselves |
| The Struggle Mountain Resistance Band | Themselves |
| Gram Parsons | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Allison Caine | Producer |
| Carl Gottlieb | Producer |
