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“If I can’t laugh, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.” - The Yes Men. Camcorder Guerillas, a Glasgow-based group of filmmakers and activists, are hosting a masterclass with Mike Bonanno and Andy Bilchlbaum, the two stars of the new cult documentary film ‘The Yes Men’. The masterclass will take place on Tuesday February 22nd 2005 from 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm at Glasgow Media Access Center, Glasgow. It's open to all (see booking details below). Bonanno said: “One of the problems with the left, at least in the postwar period, was the serious and earnest, almost pious, ways that people approached criticism and activism. If you go back to earlier parts of the 20th century, humor was actually an important part of politics. I’m thinking, for example, of the agitprop theatre of the 1930s. The current wave of documentary filmmaking is reviving that tradition to some extent.” This is a your chance to hear the inside story of ‘The Yes Men', and meet the shadowy anti-corporate pranksters who jet around the planet impersonating the likes of the World Trade Organisation and Dow Chemicals - at conferences, on the web, and on television. They call it 'identity correction'. The Guerillas comment “We are very excited to be hosting this event – we predict the movie 'The Yes Men will be the 'Fahrenheit 9/11' or 'Supersize Me' of 2005. Thanks to the Glasgow Film Festival for bringing pre-release screenings of 'The Yes Men' to Glasgow, and thanks to our sponsors Glasgow Film Office and Gmac for supporting our Yes Men masterclass.” Reviews of ‘The Yes Men’: “Some of the funniest material ever projected on a movie screen…” The Village Voice “Subversive and diabolically funny. Laughs that stick in your throat...” Rolling Stone Pre-release screenings of ‘The Yes Men’ at Glasgow Film Festival: Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose St, Feb 11th at 4.00 & 8.30pm; CCA , Sauchiehall St, 12 Feb at 6.00pm 'Say Yes' Masterclass Details: Date: Tuesday February 22nd 2005 Time: 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm Cost: £18 / £8 / £5 sliding scale - includes a buffet meal To Book: send an email to info@camcorderguerillas.net or telephone (0141) 553 2551. Messages left on the answering machine will be picked up regularly. Booking is on a ‘first come first served’ basis as places are limited. Camcorder Guerillas is a Glasgow-based voluntary collective of film-makers, activists and artists working together to make, promote, and screen campaigning films and political documentaries in Scotland, in order to give a voice to those who are silenced or under-represented by the mainstream media. For additional information visit: Camcorder Guerillas the Yes Men or Glasgow Film Festival Camcorder Guerillas 34 Albion Street 3rd floor Glasgow (0141) 553 2551info@camcorderguerillas.net SAY YES! The Yes Men Dirs:Chris Smith, Dan Ollman & Sarah Price USA 2003, 81mins, Colour 35mm When two under-employed activists find their mock World Trade Organisation website taken seriously, they decide to go along for the ride - and begin showing up as 'spokesmen' for the organisation they love to hate. This is how the pair of pranksters find themselves on a surreal global tour, where they recommend to reverent audiences that giant phalluses be used to administer electric shocks to sweatshop employees, and that the third world's poor be made to eat the rich West's second-hand burgers. Made by the team behind the acclaimed American Movie, The Yes Men is a darkly comic satire that directly hits at some of the absurdities of the global free trade movement. Awards: Best Documentary, US Comedy Arts Festival, Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival, Audience Award, IDFA http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/archives/online_features/corporation.php http://www.caedefensefund.org/
