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Rip! A Remix Manifesto

80 minutes | Teen | 2009 | United States of America

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Tagline

A true movie for the digital age with adrenaline-fueled performances by mash-up phenomenon Girl Talk.

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. With RiP: A remix manifesto, Gaylor and Girl Talk sound an urgent alarm and draw the lines of battle.

Which side of the ideas war are you on?

Directed by: Brett Gaylor
Written by: Brett Gaylor
Produced by: Mila Aung-Thwin

Cast

Performer: Girl Talk
Lawyer: Lawrence Lessig
Minister of Culture (Brazil): Gilberto Gil
Cultural Commentator: Cory Doctorow

Crew

Cinematographer: Mark Ellam
Composer (Original Music): Olivier Alary

“… a fun ride, filled with snazzy animations, enthusiastic talking heads and one helluva Girl Talk show” -IndieWire “An entertaining, thoughtful, and politically committed articulation of what the filmmaker dubs the “copyLEFT” - PopMatters “A knockout.” - Maclean’s Magazine “… [a] film that everyone should see” - Needle Drop Magazine

  • Brett Gaylor

    Director

    Brett Gaylor