Entertaining and provocative
I got the DVD promo to test out and watch the main film but ended up watching all the extra videos on the DVD. It has a lot of great footage on the main feature, mixed with great music to keep it moving along.
Its a definite recommendation to see this and get yourself a copy!
Like a skate video meets urban National Geographic documentary
There's no superstar-narcissistic flare. No crazy special effects to cover up and complete the story. Nothing hidden. Except the occasional subliminal flashes.
I enjoyed the street interviews that showed not only the honest side of Santa Barbara, but pretty much the whole state in general.
Ken Volok is a crazy-known local of Santa Barbara and Ventura County. It'd be hard to imagine this dude putting down the sword.
The Real Santa Barbara
First, full disclosure: I have a line (recorded back in 1989) in this film, and I have known the artist, Ken Volok, for almost sixteen years. That said, I have little doubt that this is his most enjoyable work so far. It's a confection, spun from a few deliberate but casual days shooting around the area, shaped and molded into something much more satisfying than home movies or a tourist-trap video.
For Santa Barbarans reeling from the recent wildfire disaster, the worst in its history, this film is a tonic, a sweet reminder of what was and remains at stake for the many young people of this seaside community. Despite the obnoxious and almost unavoidable commercialization that we must endure as Southern California relentlessly markets its lifestyle to the rest of the planet, "Land of Milk and Honey" is never hype. The beautiful young people in this unique film are the real thing; they have grown up here and they value its pleasures and possibilities to the hilt...
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