No Fun City

No Fun City, a documentary by Melissa James: click to view website and watch trailer

No Fun City, a documentary by Melissa James and Kate Kroll, will focus on the musicians, artists, club owners, and promoters who continue to preserve and pioneer the arts despite all odds, and try to keep Vancouver’s subculture alive.

As the story unfolds we will watch as Malice Liveit, a local promoter and club owner, tries to open a new club despite his uphill legal battles; as Wendy13, manager of hardcore punk bar the Cobalt and local activist, struggles with the looming threat to her business from city hall; as Cameron Reed, a music-marketing consultant and promoter, attempts to organize the Music Waste music festival despite a lack of venues; and as David Duprey, a gallery owner and local entrepreneur, continues to contribute his time and money to creating spaces for artists and musicians. What all these people have in common is they are trying to make Vancouver a more interesting place because they believe that the city should be characterized by the people that live here, and not the local authorities. As the Olympics gets closer and the city dishes out billions trying to rebuild, we will see what becomes of the small underground arts community that barely survives under the weight of Vancouver’s current restrictions and regulations… .

Source ↑ www.nofuncity.org

V.c » It may have taken a Montrealer to create a gritty and professional documentary film about the music scene in Vancouver, but at least somebody has done it. Oh yeah, and Vancouver needs more small local, live music venues, especially not just downtown on Granville Street which has become uninhabitable unless you are 22 and from the suburbs.