Culture Jam: The Film

I recently watched a film on culture jamming entitled “Culture Jam: The Film”, directed by Jill Sharpe and Lynn Booth. It was an informative movie, but also was entertaining to watch. The film contains interviews from a number of various culture jammers, including infamous Reverend Billy, and follows them as they commit culture jamming acts. Whether protesting in front of the Disney Store (Reverend Billy is hilarious), placing stickers on Toronto subway advertisements, or large illegal acts of vandalism on billboards, the acts contained in the film are extremely intriguing and interesting. I knew that culture jamming was becoming a large phenomenon (with the growing strength of corporations and conglomerations), but I did not know it was such a serious offense. Wearing bandanas the entire movie, the billboard jammers are very 'mission impossible' when it comes to making a cunning plan and carrying it out. If you can get your hands on the movie, I'd recommend it! If not, watch the trailer at the website:

http://www.culturejamthefilm.com/trailer.php

Enjoy!