Good news, SuperForest!
Well…good news if you have any sort of access to HBO tomorrow. (I’m sure you can find a way)
Tomorrow (tonight, if you are in the East coast) evening at 9pm, HBO’s Monday night documentary film series will be airing the brand new film, “The Yes Men Fix the World“! I’ve previously mentioned the Yes Men on SuperForest when they performed their newspaper hoax last November and it fills me with great excitement to see they are still working on several projects.
My introduction to the Yes Men came from an honors film class I took a few years back. During each class meeting, a student was asked to share a film with the rest of the class…the catch: it had to follow the professor’s “theme” which that year, coincidentally enough, was environmental sustainability. I saw a bunch of excellent movies but one of the documentaries I saw left a big impact on me. The Yes Men. A film that utilized humor as a means to convey staggering facts and the realities of how some large corporations operate in the United States.
This morning, I learned that filmmakers Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno came out with another film, “The Yes Men Fix the World”. This time, they take on Dow Chemical, Exxon Mobil, Halliburton and the U.S. government. As mentioned on the HBO site, “Throughout the film, The Yes Men spoof the twisted world of free-market think tanks in their crusade to call into question today’s big business methods.” Right on!
Take a look:
If you get a chance, watch or record it. Obviously, I have yet to see this myself but if it’s anything like the 2003 film, we’re in for a major treat!
- For a full synopsis, click here!
- To become one of the Yes Men and have the chance to participate in their pranks, click here! According to an email I got, if you live in New York and know how to sew, they need your help.
As a side note: This film will also be released in theaters starting Oct. 7 (my birthday), so keep an eye out for it if you prefer to watch it on the big screen!
With Love,
C
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