Director Stephen Kijak breaks down editing his film SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD. It is a fictional film looking at the day THE SMITHS broke up. Hardcore music and THE SMITHS are forever intertwined for many reasons. Whether it was the look of the band, the sound, the lyrical content... these seemingly unrelated musical styles were actually quite similar. Stephen Kijak and I discuss how films surprisingly win awards, the staying power of films, releasing a movie during covid , and MORE!These videos are part of an ongoing video series chronicling the hardcore punk music scene. They are an addendum to the film Orange County Hardcore Scenester. This is a documentary I made that chronicles the 1990s hardcore punk scene. You can watch ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ochs Or, pick up the Orange County Hardcore Scenester DVD here: https://revhq.com/products/evanjacobs-orangecountyhardcorescenester-dvd?_pos=2&_sid=683ac2ce9&_ss=rSubscribe to ANHEDENIA FILMS UNLIMITED and watch every Anhedenia Film as many times as you like for $2 a month: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/afunlimitedStream SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD here:https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.e2bc0005-9864-ef43-cb7d-0a5da141e826?ref_=imdbref_tt_ov_wbr_ovf__pvt_aiv&tag=imdbtag_tt_ov_wbr_ovf__pvt_aiv-20Watch COOL SUMMER here a film inspired by hardcore music and THE SMITHS:https://tubitv.com/movies/100019659/cool-summer#shopliftersoftheworld#thesmiths #britpop #punkrock#ochardcore#ochc #anhedeniafilmsondemand #anhedeniafilmsunlimited#anhedeniafilmstv