Exact Change
Brian Standing, director and founder of Prolefeed Studios
Recorded Sept. 9, 2008.
The film
"Pedalphiles" This documentary follows the adventures of Skids Creating Apocalyptic Bicycles (S.C.A.B.), a roving gang of bicyclist-artist-philosophers hell-bent on ridding the world of automobiles. Using trash nabbed from the Madison streets, S.C.A.B. recycles junked 10-speeds and kids' scooters into nightmarish vehicles of urban terrorism.
"War Is Sell" dissects the strategies of war propagandists – soldiers armed not with guns but with words, pictures and commercial advertising techniques in their battle to win hearts and minds. How do you sell a war? How do the techniques of government propagandists, public relations consultants and commercial advertisers work and why are they so effective?
"Counter-Revolution" Every Saturday morning in the summer residents of Madison flock to Capitol Square to buy vegetables, fruits, eggs and meat trucked in by local farmers. A newcomer to the Dane County Farmer's Market may observe a peculiar custom – everyone walks around the square in the same counter-clockwise direction. One day, a group of radicals rose up and demanded, "Why don't we try walking the other direction for a change?" This is the story of their revolt – and the all too predictable results.
"Mecha-Godzilla vs. Megalo-Godzilla" Godzilla is the most terrifying creature on the planet. But what happens when Godzilla meets a giant robot Godzilla? And what happens when they both meet an even more terrifying creature? Written, directed, scored and animated by a four-year-old wunderkind. Look for a cameo by the director.
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Wis Channel 9:30 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 27, 2008
Wis Channel 2:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 28, 2008
Wis Channel 6:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 29, 2008
Wis Channel 8:30 a.m. Mon., Dec. 1, 2008
Biography
Brian Standing founded Prolefeed Studios in 1997 to provide an independent forum for alternative news coverage, artistic expression and subversive political satire. His credits include the award-winning feature War is Sell, the widely-seen documentary short Pedalphiles, about a renegade gang of bicycling anarchists, and the ongoing documentary series Scoop Perlman's Guide to Art. After bouncing around from his hometown in Albany, NY to Minneapolis, Boston, outback Australia, Austin, TX and Tomahawk, WI, Brian has finally settled down in Madison, Wisconsin, where he enjoys making Godzilla movies with his son, Shea and his wife, Lisa. Madison radio listeners know him for his work at WORT 89.9 FM, including In our Backyard, The Eight O'Clock Buzz and local election coverage. He is also the curator and founder of Electric Eye Cinema, Madison's DIY venue devoted exclusively to independent documentary film.