The Yes Men Fix the World
| The Yes Men Fix the World | |
|---|---|
 Promotional film poster | |
| Directed by |
Andy Bichlbaum Mike Bonanno Kurt Engfehr |
| Produced by |
Doro Bachrach Patrice Barrat Ruth Charny Alan Hayling Laura Nix Jess Search Amy Sommer Juliette Timsit |
| Starring |
Andy Bichlbaum Mike Bonanno Reggie Watts |
| Music by |
Neel Murgai Noisola |
| Edited by | Dan Ollman |
| Distributed by | HBO |
Release dates |
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Running time |
87 minutes P2P Edition: 96 minutes |
| Country |
United States United Kingdom France |
| Language | English |
The Yes Men Fix the World is a 2009 English language documentary film about the culture jamming exploits of The Yes Men. The film premiered in New York City and Los Angeles on October 23, 2009 and in other U.S. cities beginning on October 30. Due to the movie being sued by United States Chamber of Commerce, a special edition of the movie is distributed through bittorrent through VODO and other prominent torrent sites like The Pirate Bay and EZTV.[1][2]
The film documents the following projects:
- Dow Chemical and Bhopal
- ExxonMobil Vivoleum
- Halliburton Survivaball
- HUD and post-Katrina public housing
- New York Times hopeful future edition
Cultural references
- British hard rock band, Neuronspoiler featured footage from the film in the music video for the song Words, Words, Words from their 2010 E.P., No One's Safe.[3]
References
- ↑ http://vodo.net/theyesmen — The Yes Men Fix the World Peer-to-Peer Edition
- ↑ "‘Yes Men’ Use BitTorrent To Avoid Censorship". torrentfreak.com. July 23, 2010.
- ↑ Neuronspoiler - Words, Words, Words Music Video on YouTube
External links
- Official website
- The Yes Men Fix the World at the Internet Movie Database
- The Yes Men Fix the World: In New Film — video report by Democracy Now!
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