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of our residents said that

they had the best

sleep of their lives.

It's so peaceful and just

wait until you see the stars.

- They're so beautiful.

- It's great, thank you.

Should we come find you

once we get settled?

We would actually like to talk to you

at some point if you're cool with that.

Yeah. Sure, sure. Just... but take

your time because I would really

- love to spend some time with my brother.

- Take him, we can't give him away.

But really, if you guys need

anything at all, anything,

the main house is just across the

field, just behind that pavilion.

- Do you see it?

- Yeah.

Feel free to just wander around and

get acquainted with the place.

Our residents are

really nice people.

- Sounds good.

- Mm-hmm.

- You ready?

- Yeah.

Well, welcome.

- Thanks.

- Mm-hmm.

Okay, I guess I'm going

to go with her for a bit.

- All right. See you in a few.

- Later. See you, man.

You want the top or bottom?

She's selling this place

pretty hard. Right?

- Best night's sleep of your life...

- Yeah.

How freaked out were

you back on the truck?

Dude.

Why did they have machine guns?

I'm gonna switch cards so

if anything gets weird,

we at least have the

footage we shot so far.

Good call.

Peace I give you, children.

Do not let your hearts be

troubled. Do not be afraid.

It's another day for

us in paradise.

Hi.

when brothers and

sisters live in unity.

God bless you all.

Hi.

I do not know who

to approach first.

They'll come to me.

Hey, how you doing?

Not that one, I guess.

Oh, got her. Got her.

- Hi.

- Hi.

How are you?

- I'm fine. How about yourself?

- I'm very well.

My name is Lorraine Davis, but everyone

around here just calls me Miss D.

So how did you get

involved with this place?

Through the church. Now Father had

came into the area where we lived

and I had seen signs

plastered all around town.

Signs inviting people to come out

and to help better themselves

and to get a better

relationship with God.

So I went down there to the church

and before that sermon

was over, I was sold.

That man has a way of speaking,

a way of making you just feel better,

and I'd never felt that way before.

And it wasn't long

after that he chose me

to be one of the lucky ones

to come down here and be

a part of all of this.

Oh, were you reluctant

to leave your home?

Oh, no. After my

husband had passed,

there just wasn't

anything here for me.

My faith is what was

most important.

This is right where I belong.

We're with VICE.

We want to talk with someone around

our age about what it's like living here.

I know VICE.

- Cool. Are you from Australia?

- Melbourne, yeah.

How did you end up here? I mean, what were

you doing before you came to this place?

- I was an artist living in Brooklyn.

- What kind of art do you do?

All kinds. Painting,

poetry, performance.

Do you ever miss the technology

you were accustomed to?

Even just communicating easier

or knowing what's going on with the

outside world? You must, a little bit?

I don't need the

internet to communicate.

People lived without it

for thousands of years.

It's just another

unhealthy addiction.

Here we talk to each other in

person, not through satellites.

What about your family in Australia?

Do they know where you are?

This is my family now. Father has

given me more than I ever dreamed of.

I'm so grateful for that.

Okay. Fair enough.

Thanks.

Oh, hi.

- Hi. Can we come in?

- Sure.

What is this place?

This is our medical center and

temporarily our day-care.

I help with any conditions our residents

may have, especially our seniors.

And Miss Phoebe in there helps

takes care of some of the children

while their parents

are in the fields.

Are there a lot of

children and seniors here?

Oh, yes. We have over 35 boys

and girls under the age of 10,

and at least 60 or so seniors.

That's how our parish really got

its start, helping those seniors.

Has anyone actually been born here?

Oh, we've birthed

seven babies to date.

Seven? All here?

That's right. Right here.

Why are you so surprised?

People are born around the world every

day in conditions worse than this.

It's not the hospital that has

the baby, it's the mother.

He's just nervous because

his wife's pregnant.

- Really? When is she due?

- Next month.

- Is this your first?

- Yeah.

The first are the most exciting.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Where do all these supplies come

from? Do you get them locally?

Well, we brought a lot with us,

but thank heavens we haven't needed

to use much of the medication.

But we are prepared for

all types of emergencies.

Who pays for it all?

We did.

Well, in so many words, anyway.

When many of us first came to the

parish, we sold everything we had.

When several hundred people come

together, you would be surprised

that how much you can

get accomplished.

Everyone just gave up what

they had to come here?

That's right. We sold our homes and

we donated the profits to the church.

And we would do it again.

Father is a businessman

on top of all things.

Sometimes that gets overlooked.

- So where are you guys from?

- Oh, we're from the hood, man.

Yeah.

I'm saying we had nothing

where we was from.

You know, five of us lived in two rooms.

And that's how you want to live?

Me, Robert, our mother and two sisters,

we all came down here together.

And I mean, honestly, it's just changed

us. We're from a violent community.

I don't know, man. If we

didn't come down here,

- God knows what would have happened to us.

- Oh, yeah, yeah, if you had told us

we'll be out there with the white

dudes and all these people...

Yeah, yeah. We'd just

say you was crazy.

It's like, we look at you all and

it's like you are the crazy ones.

Yeah. I mean... This is how

we're supposed to be living.

You know, everybody

here is in it together.

That's right.

You know, there's no one man for

himself, it's like God watches over us.

Yeah.

- We watch over each other.

- That's right, man.

Do you see yourself ever going

back to the United States?

Never. There's no point.

I ain't never going back, man.

I'd die before I go back.

It's real.

Hey, can I play some

ball with you guys?

Yeah, man.

Come on.

- Can he ball? He can really ball.

- No.

So we talked to a bunch

of the people here

and what we know so far

is that everyone thinks

this is the best place

they've ever been.

They have their own farming,

their own medical center,

their own daycare,

their own everything.

As far as utopias go, it has

something for everybody.

If it's spirituality

you want, they got it.

If it's progressive

politics, they got it.

If it's a technology

free hippy lifestyle

you're looking for,

they got that, too.

I can't help but think desperation is

a lot of what brought people here,

but if they're happy now,

who am I to say anything?

We're about to head to the main house to

meet back up with Patrick and Caroline

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