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Pranksters and subversive artists attempt to cause a bit of brand damage to corporate mindshare. "We follow three outlandish jammers: media tigress Carly Stasko, Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping, and Jack Napier with the Billboard Liberation Front. Armed with the tools of their tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Right to Jam Productions, Canadian Television Fund, Vision TV, Knowledge Network, First Run/Icarus Films
Other Authors: Sharpe, Jill, Booth, Lynn
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue ; closed-captioned.
Published: New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, [2001]
Edition:Widescreen.
Subjects:
Mass media and culture.
Mass media > Influence.
Mass media criticism.
Protest movements.
Social movements.
Civil disobedience.
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects > United States.
Advertising > Social aspects.
United States > Civilization > 1970-
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:Pranksters and subversive artists attempt to cause a bit of brand damage to corporate mindshare. "We follow three outlandish jammers: media tigress Carly Stasko, Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping, and Jack Napier with the Billboard Liberation Front. Armed with the tools of their trade, these jammers hijack, subvert and reclaim corporate media space."--Container.
Item Description:Videodisc release of the 2001 documentary.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Awards:Official selection: 2003 Society for Photographic Education Film Festival ; Best Social Issue Documentary: 2002 Leo Awards ; Donald Brittain Award Nominee for Best Social Issue Doc: 2002 Gemini Awards ; Audience Choice Award: 2001 Vancouver International Film Festival.
Production Credits:Picture editor, Bonni Devlin ; director of photography, Velcrow Ripper ; original music, Doug Blackley.