HEMET IS HEAVEN...

I recently moved to Hemet, California, after moving out of Hemet 37 years ago...this town has changed a bit. I wanted to share this experience with you. Like my video of Klamath Falls, Oregon, I let this breathe as well!! Karl Casey's music again captures the tone and atmosphere of this interesting, historic town. And the fantastical surroundings the Hemet Valley has to offer!! There is a magical element to it all...Another place with mysterious beauty! I would love to film a feature here!! This is the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in reverse. As I saw it...through the eyes of a filmmaker.
HEMET IS HEAVEN was the catchphrase of the day in the 70s and 80s, when Hemet was the shuffleboard capitol of the world!! And the Wall Street of the West...there's also a popular HEMET IS HEAVEN bumper sticker that was even featured in ALMOST FAMOUS on the back of a bus!
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

[@maha77]

The last time I was in Hemet was in 1985. Then I moved to Santa Monica and haven't left. It looks very peaceful there....

[@Madsbe.slayin]

i live in hemet and its lovely here im grateful.

[@pauliescott]

Are you kidding?

[@keithclow7490]

Hemet has sure seen better days! Sad to see it has gone down the tubes like this.

[@sparks1138]

Well, all of Hemet isn't down the tubes...it's mainly downtown. With patches of neglect here and there. But there does seem to be a dying spirit, and that is sad indeed! It is still the gateway to Idyllwild!! Let's see if I can help get the Hemet Theatre Marquee restored, and maybe the flag replaced at the Museum! Somebody has to care...I know folks have in the past. They had a save our city campaign years ago...

[@eyechi9365]

Wake up folks. All past societies have failed. We aren't exempt. Stop compining, be grateful for what you have; it could be worse.

[@dpmaggio]

Can we play this on a loop at the film festival? Do you have other recent work to submit? Love the opening shots!

[@sparks1138]

Hey Daniel!! Thanks for watching and for the kind words!! I would be honored to have this on a loop at the festival!! Let's talk soon...I'll shoot you an e-mail!!

[@frankaguirre3465]

Get out while you can

[@parkdaniel3980]

Hemet is the armpit of socal

[@pauliescott]

Hemet is a giant dump. I feel sorry for retired folks that live there. IT used to be an affordable place to retire. My mom retired there. She died in October of 23. I just finished closing all of her accounts and sold her little house. I will NEVER go back to that hell hole. I watched that place slide right into the sewer. There are junkies and homeless folks everywhere. It looks like an episode of the walking dead at night. There are lots of retired folks just trying to live and the scumbags have destroyed it. I saw gangbanger graffiti on the signs for the retirement parks.