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<\/a>\u201cPunks were often looked down upon by society or thought of as degenerates,\u201d says Ortlieb. \u201cCops were always trying to bust the shows. Parents were upset that their kids were involved in the scene, but, really, it was so positive for these kids. It kind of provided them with an alternative voice, and it opened doors to new ways of thinking and new forms of expression. I think every generation has to do that, and especially youth; they have a lot of angst and they feel misunderstood. When you get together with a group of people where you can have that expression, it\u2019s just very empowering.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ortlieb believes that punk rock culture has been instrumental in influencing and shaping kids and young adults. She says she owes who she is today to her experiences in the subculture of punk rock.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think a lot of these kids were really inspired by punk rock, and it led them to do things that they wouldn\u2019t normally have done, and they found a lot of enduring qualities through punk rock that they still believe in to this day, whether they still identify as a punk or not,\u201d says Ortlieb. \u201cThe most important thing is busting out of the conventions of society, and doing what feels right for you, regardless of whether or not it\u2019s accepted by society. There will always be a place for punk rock. It\u2019s not so much a musical genre as it is an attitude, and I don\u2019t think that can ever die.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the film, Ortlieb interviews dozens of current and former punk rockers from Victoria who discuss the subculture associated with the music. Among them is Rob Nesbitt, a musician who plays in Bum, one of Victoria\u2019s more well-known bands to emerge from the punk scene; he also participated in the production of Ortliebt\u2019s film. Nesbitt has spent many years in the Victoria punk rock scene and has played in several punk bands.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe film celebrates and highlights the people who\u2019ve been involved in the scene since it began, and highlights the incredible bands that emerged from that scene, people who were pretty much fostered or nurtured in that scene,\u201d says Nesbitt. \u201cAt the time that this was happening, people didn\u2019t really realize what was going on\u2014that this was a sort of arts collective fostering and supporting new artists, many of whom went on to have a lifelong career in the arts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nesbitt became involved in the Victoria punk rock scene shortly after moving here. He witnessed the early embodiment of the scene as it unfolded, a brand new genre of music being born before his eyes. He believes that Victoria played an important role during the development of the punk rock movement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the scene reached Victoria, it was still an unquantified element; this was an emerging musical form. The culture that went along with the genre was also emerging and developing organically,\u201d says Nesbitt. \u201cA band would make a song stating an important factor of their belief system, and then that thing would spread like a virus to all points across the globe. There were no major records or radios playing this, but we would always hear about it eventually. The culture was happening, but no one understood exactly what it was or where it was going; it was just constantly evolving, and it was surprising. What people don\u2019t realize, though, is that the punk scene in Victoria was just as vital as anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n