Karl Linn - Documentation of Karl Linn's Life and Work

Documentation of Karl Linn's Life and Work

In 2003 award-winning filmmaker Rick Bacigalupi released his hour-long documentary "A Lot in Common" (http://www.ALotinCommon.com) chronicling the planning and construction of the Peralta Community Art Garden and Commons. The film, which includes commentary by Karl and by Paul Hawken, Ray Suarez, Jane Jacobs, Carl Anthony, and British scholar David Crouch, has aired on public television stations nationally in the United States, film festivals internationally, and Free Speech Television. It is distributed by Bullfrog Films (http://www.BullfrogFilms.com).

On February 3, 2005 Karl died at home of acute mylogenous leukemia. His widow, Nicole Milner, continues to support the local commons projects Karl inspired and the website, karllinn.org, which records his life and work and provides a forum for creators of commons to share their projects. Karl's oral history was recorded by the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley, and his archives are housed at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design. Many of his projects are documented in his book Building Commons and Community, published by New Village Press in 2007.

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