November 4th, 2022 | Laguna Beach News LBindy_11.4.22 for digital | Page 10

10 lagunabeachindy . com NOVEMBER 4 , 2022

GUEST OPINION :

ever . Only this time , it ’ s the Coast Film & Music Festival . Yes , Laguna ’ s own adventure film festival has reached puberty , thanks to uber-capable and passionate founders Ben Warner and Enich Harris , and their legions of family and friends who help make this possible . It ’ s poised to become one of Laguna ’ s most iconic cultural events , as so many legends in the worlds of surf , mountain biking , skate and skimboarding are from here . And now it ’ s a music festival too . Because music most definitely fuels the stoke !

Like the old days of ski and surf film special screenings , this is the kind of event that gets you pumped up on the amazing array of talented athletes pushing the edge in extreme and beautiful places . You ’ ll be hugging so many of your friends , neighbors and legends because so many of your friends and neighbors are legends . It ’ s the best vibe ever and reminds us of what makes living here so special – the camaraderie and love for outdoor sports .

“ I look forward to seeing the community come together again for the fourth year to celebrate film and storytelling in our beautiful Laguna Beach . Our goal with the festival each year is to celebrate nature and the beauty that surrounds us and inspire people to get outside ,” says

co-founder Enich .

This is certainly the most bodacious year so far , as Laguna luminary Greg MacGillivray is screening his seminal surf film , “ Five Summer Stories ,” on its fiftieth anniversary . Alongside “ Endless Summer ,” this is the film that helped birth an industry , with Greg pioneering surf filmmaking in ways never seen before and a revolutionary soundtrack by Honk that was etched into every adolescent ’ s brain . And here ’ s what makes it extra special : the band , featuring Laguna musical royalty Beth and Steve Wood – will be performing the score live . No pressure .

Since it is near impossible to sync , “ Greg is going to be showing select scenes , and we will be playing reasonable approximations of what we played for the film , and some unreasonable random wandering ,” says the always humorous and self-deprecating Steve . The latter went on to score most of Greg ’ s award-winning IMAX films . “ There will also be discussions about how the music was written and composed , and there is never a shortage of snappy repartee when Greg and the band interact ,” he added . You won ’ t want to miss this behind-the-scenes expose of pure joy .

This is the soundtrack of so many

surfers ’ youth . What a fantastic way to bring this film back to audiences after half a century . This is a chance for all surfers who ever held a grudge against someone who dropped in on them to hug it out and acknowledge that , yes , we live a charmed life and there are enough waves for all of us .

Re-live the iconic footage of the legendary big wave ripper Gerry Lopez at Pipeline . Speaking of which , the legend himself , Gerry , aka God , will be there , as well as for the screening of his biographical film , “ Yin & Yang , The Gerry Lopez Story ,” on Sat at 5:45 p . m . “ Five Summer Stories ” screens on Sunday night at 8 p . m .

Greg will also be releasing his amazing coffee table memoir , “ FIVE ( hundred ) SUMMER STORIES , a book of amazing pictures from the field , with Greg ’ s folksy descriptions of his most amazing and prolific adventures as the principal maker of IMAX large format films . His nature documentaries have grossed over $ 1 billion . Whose had a better career , except perhaps Mick Jagger ? OK , maybe Gerry Lopez .

Come on out and buy a book or two for holiday gifts . Greg may even autograph it . Word of caution : there are some pictures of a young , shirtless Greg !

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