Stand By for Failure: A Documentary About Negativland
“Everything you want is true, even if it isn't”
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Since 1959 at the age of five, David "The Weatherman" Wills has been recording his life, self, and anything he likes (such as the weather, toilets flushing, and intercepted cell phone conversations) and broadcasting it to anyone listening. Together with childhood friends Richard Lyons and Mark Hosler they formed Negativland, which quickly became an absurd and noisy multimedia world without boundaries, ownership or privacy. Negativland's complex chaos of plunderphonics poses both serious and silly questions about the nature of culture, media, technology, control, propaganda, power and perception in the United States of America. Is what you're hearing and seeing real or simply familiar? The medium reveals that any message is all in our heads.
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Type: Trailer • Published 2022-12-16
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- Director
- Ryan Worsley
- Original Title
- Stand By for Failure: A Documentary About Negativland
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
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What is Stand By for Failure: A Documentary About Negativland about?
Since 1959 at the age of five, David "The Weatherman" Wills has been recording his life, self, and anything he likes (such as the weather, toilets flushing, and intercepted cell phone conversations) and broadcasting it to anyone listening. Together with childhood friends Richard Lyons and Mark Hosler they formed Negativland, which quickly became an absurd and noisy multimedia world without boundaries, ownership or privacy. Negativland's complex chaos of plunderphonics poses both serious and silly questions about the nature of culture, media, technology, control, propaganda, power and perception in the United States of America. Is what you're hearing and seeing real or simply familiar? The medium reveals that any message is all in our heads.
Who directed Stand By for Failure: A Documentary About Negativland?
Stand By for Failure: A Documentary About Negativland was directed by Ryan Worsley.
Who stars in Stand By for Failure: A Documentary About Negativland?
The principal cast of Stand By for Failure: A Documentary About Negativland includes David 'Weatherman' Wills, Richard Lyons, Mark Hosler, Don Joyce, Ian Allen.
When was Stand By for Failure: A Documentary About Negativland released and how long is it?
Stand By for Failure: A Documentary About Negativland was released in 2022 with a total runtime of 1h 39m.