Yes Men Fix the World, The

Synopsis

THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story that follows a couple of gonzo political activists as they infiltrate the world of big business and pull off outrageous pranks that highlight the ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet. Along the way the duo discover the culprits behind the cult of greed, and in a wildly uplifting ending, they find a way for everyone to defeat the cult and save civilization from its own worst excesses.
Synopsis
Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are ‘The Yes Men’ -- two guys who combine political activism, performance art, and the love of a good prank in the name of demanding that the private sector take responsibility for the damage it has done to the world and its people. Bichlbaum and Bonanno specialise in setting up realistic-looking mock websites that claim to represent famous and powerful multinational corporations, and when they’re contacted to speak on behalf of the companies, they deliver absurd satirical presentations that sometimes fool their audiences into believing they’ve seen the real thing. The exploits of Bichlbaum and Bonanno were chronicled in the 2003 documentary THE YES MEN, and their further adventures have spawned a second film, THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD, which follows the radical pranksters as they claim responsibility for a major environmental disaster in Bhopal on European television, demonstrate a new corporate rescue orb, ‘defend’ corporate interests in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and publish a mock edition of The New York Times that declares the end of the war in Iraq. THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD received its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Educational materials relating to the film and its themes are available at: http://theyesmenfixtheworld.com/teachers.htm

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

2009

Subjects

Media studies; Politics & government

Keywords

political campaigns

Credits

Director

Andy Bichlbaum; Mike Bonanno

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£5.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

87 minutes

Year

2014

Distributor

Name

Dogwoof Pictures

Email

oli@dogwoofpictures.com

Web

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Phone

020 7395 1217

Fax

020 7900 3270

Address

2nd Floor, 1A Neal’s Yard
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9DP

Notes

Dogwoof is an independent distributor specialising in quality films from around the world that raise awareness, trigger change, and get people involved. The main focus is socially conscious films including THE AGE OF STUPID, THE END OF THE LINE, BURMA VJ and BLACK GOLD. Sale on DVD. In Autumn 2011 Dogwoof launched Popup Cinema (http://popupcinema.net/) to allow non-theatric screenings of their just-released and classic titles.

Name

Good Screenings

Email

help@goodscreenings.org

Web

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Notes

Good Screenings, a joint venture between the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and director Franny Armstrong, has a growing collection of social justice documentaries available for licensing for public screenings, with the fee automatically calculated from a sliding scale. The films can then be used at fundraising events.

 

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