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Former Minuteman Mike Watt (center) with filmmakers Brendan Hirsch, Garrett Barghash, Michelle Crispin, and Julie Nunis
Hermosa’s Jazz, punk legacy to be featured at MB film fest
“Jazz v. Punk” I think it’s a draw
by Bondo Wyszpolski
The Florana International Film Festival takes place Friday and Saturday atop the Manhattan Village Mall parking structure with the same 25-30 short films each evening. One of the highlights of the event was shot mainly in Hermosa Beach: “Jazz v. Punk.”
The nearly 40-minute film essentially asks one question, but it’s a big one: How is it that a 1.4 square mile town was home to two seemingly opposite styles of music?
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Florana International Film Festival founders Ruairidh Kerr, Nicholas Tell, and Michael Kerr. Photo by JP Cordero
Movies in Manhattan
A new, drive-in film festival will take place on the rooftop level of the Manhattan Village parking structure
by Bondo Wyszpolski
Over the years, Manhattan Beach has hosted numerous artistic events, and sometimes there’s one the likes of which we haven’t seen. The Florana International Film Festival is a case in point. It bills itself as the city’s first-ever drive-in independent film festival, and is set to take place atop the Manhattan Village Mall parking structure on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26 and 27.