The film festival will feature the world premiere of “A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story,” directed by Brown’s son, Dana Brown, also an acclaimed filmmaker who creat…
Spectators at this year’s version of the Newport Beach Film Festival will be in seats fitting for a story of adventure based on an epic road trip: They’ll be in their cars, along for the ride. Organizers of the popular film festival had been holding onto hope they could still have a scaled-down 2020 event. But this week it was announced there would be only one spotlight screening – the world premier of “A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story” – amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic restrictions. It is to be held as an outdoor, drive-in movie at Fashion Island on Thursday, Aug.13. The documentary was directed by Brown’s son, Dana Brown, also an acclaimed filmmaker who filmed the story about his father’s life before the surf icon died in 2017 at age 80. “The health and safety of our film-goers and staff is our No.
