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?