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Laguna Beach and its Greenbelt: Confronting Challenges to its Legacy and Village Character

This is the story of how the small community of Laguna Beach, known as an artist colony with its some 23,000 residents living along the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by a Greenbelt of 22,000 acres of preserved open space amidst sandy beaches, dramatic canyons, mountains, caves and arches evolved as a community conscious of its uniqueness, village character, and leadership in environmental protection. Originally home to Native Americans, later surrounded by large ranchos under Spanish and Mexican land grants, the present town evolved on 39 homesteads from 1875 to 1916 and its ensuing development related not only to its beautiful natural setting but also to sensitivity to urban design. Its natural setting inspired plein or open-air artists.

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Director Biography - Ron Chilcote, Charles Michael Murray

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Ron Chilcote. Laguna resident since 1972. Retired university professor, author of two dozen books, founder and editor of a leading journal on Latin America; board member of Laguna Greenbelt since 1975, served nine years on Laguna board of education; founder and coordinator of Temple Hills Community Association. Co-founder with the late Jerry Burchfield of Laguna Wilderness Press in 2002

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Charles Michael Murray – Creative director from video to internet to print – his personal and technical skills are contemporary and dynamic. From local to national projects – Charles first focuses on the objectives and carefully collaborates with the team involved to communicate the desired and required message. His environmental focus includes video, art, photography, graphic design, internet services, and motion graphics. Founder of the Endangered Planet Gallery and Foundation.

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"Conservation has always been an ongoing battle, never to be won completely, as there are always new profit motives to fight against. This engaging film shows how a concerted effort over five decades of time involving many individuals and groups succeeded in saving one of the most valuable and pristine areas of coastal California. It’s a great testament to perseverance and the ability of every individual to make a difference."

Endorsement By: Greg MacGillivray — IMAX Filmmaker

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