Directed by: Brett Gaylor Script: Brett Gaylor Producer: Mila Aung-Thwin, Kat Baulu, Germaine Ying Gee Wong Production company: Eye Steel Film, National Film Board of Canada Cinematography: Mark Ellam Editing: Tony Asimakopoulos, Brett Gaylor Music: Olivier Alary
Format: video Running time: 80'
Synopsis In 'RiP: A Remix Manifesto', web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of copyright in the information age, mashing up the media landscape of the 20th century and shattering the wall between users and producers. The film's central protagonist is Girl Talk, a mash-up musician topping the charts with his sample-based songs. But is Girl Talk a paragon of people power or the Pied Piper of piracy? Creative Commons founder, Lawrence Lessig, Brazil's Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil and pop culture critic Cory Doctorow are also along for the ride. A participatory media experiment, from day one, Brett shares his raw footage at opensourcecinema.org, for anyone to remix. This movie-as-mash-up method allows these remixes to become an integral part of the film.
Directors Biography Brett Gaylor is a documentary filmmaker and new media director. He is the creator of opensourcecinema.org, a video remix community which supports the production of his feature documentary RiP: A remix manifesto. He is also the web producer of the Homeless Nation.org, a web project dedicated to bridging the digital divide – allowing everyone to participate in online culture. Brett is one of Canada’s first videobloggers and has been working with youth and media for over 10 years, and is a founding instructor of the Gulf Islands Film and Television School.
Location and screening schedule: SC Cinema, Wednesday, October 21st at 17.00 Europa Cinema, Thursday, October 22nd at 10.00 DOKUKINO Croatia, Thursday, October 22nd at 21.00
