About the Film

“Infamous and brilliant” – Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing
“A knockout.” – Brian Johnson, McLeans
“A forceful, vibrant, and immensely entertaining call to action.” – The Globe and Mail
“A film you can dance to.” – Filmmaker Magazine
“Top Ten Music Docs of 2009” – Spin Magazine
“Brett Gaylor walks the walk.” – WIRED
“The sexiest film about copyright infringement I've ever seen.” – Jian Ghomeshi, CBC Q


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.

About Brett Gaylor

Brett Gaylor is a documentary filmmaker and new media director. He is the creator of opensourcecinema.org, a video remix community which supports the production of his feature documentary RiP: A remix manifesto.

Credits

  • Written and Directed by Brett Gaylor
  • Executive Producers Daniel Cross, Mila Aung-Thwin, Ravida Din (NFB), Sally Bochner (NFB)
  • Produced by Mila Aung-Thwin, Kat Baulu (NFB), Germaine Ying Gee Wong (NFB)
  • Cinematography & Associate Director Mark Ellam
  • Editing Tony Asimakopoulos, Brett Gaylor
  • Original Music Olivier Alary
  • Produced by EyeSteelFilm in coproduction with the National Film Board.

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Awards



FILM FESTIVALS
Rokumentti Rock Film Festival
Joensuu, Finland
November 2009

Kassel Documentary Film Festival
Kassel, Germany
November 2009

Torino Film Festival
Torino, Italy
November 2009

Oslo International Film Festival
Oslo, Norway
November 2009

Black Nights Film Festival
Tallin, Estonia
November 2009

CPH:DOX
Copenhagen, Denmark
November 2009

Sheffield Doc / Fest
Sheffield, United Kingdom
November 2009

Viennale
Vienna, Austria
October 2009

Gimmie Truth!
Winnipeg, Canada
October 2009

Zagreb Film Festival
Zagreb, Croatia
October 2009

Bergen International Film Festival
Bergen, Norway
October 2009

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Arkansas, USA
October 2009

Yamagata Documentary festival
Yamagata, Japan
October 2009

Paley Center Doc Fest
New York, USA
October 2009

Darklight Film Festival
Dublin, Ireland
October 2009

Rio International Film Festival
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September-October 2009

Reykjavik International Film Festival
Reykjavik, Iceland
September 2009

Lite Brite Film Test
Cincinnatti, USA
September 2009

Jerusalem International Film Festivals
Jerusalem, Israel
July 2009

New Zealand Film Festival
Wellington, New Zealand
July 2009

Silverdocs Film Festival
Silver Spring, USA
June 2009

Guth Gafa International Documentary Festival
North West Ireland
June 2009

Munich International Documentary Film Festival
Munich, Germany
May 2009

INPUT 2009
Warsaw, Poland
May 2009

Best of Input
Calcutta, India.
Taipei, Taiwan
Sydney, Australia
South Carolina, USA
October-December 2009

Planete Doc Review FF
Warsaw, Poland
May 2009

Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, USA
April 2009

Norwegian Film Festival
Volda, Norway
April 2009

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 2009

TEMPO Documentary Festival
Stockholm, Sweden
March 2009

Belfast Film Festival
Belfast, Ireland
March 2009

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Thessaloniki, Greece
March 2009

AFI Dallas International Film Festival
Dallas, USA
March 2009

SXSW Film Festival
Austin, USA
March 2009

Ambulante Gira de Documentales
Mexico, DF (opening film)
February-April 2010

Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois
Montréal, Canada
February 2009

Adelaide International Film Festival
Adelaide, Australia
February 2009

Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival
Victoria, Canada
January 2009

DocsBarcelona
Barcelona, Spain
January 2009

Club Transmediale Festival
Berlin, Germany
January 2009

IN THEATERS

(Among Others)
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Calgary
Winnipeg
Victoria
New York
London
San Francisco

TV SCREENINGS

Documentary – Canada
Documentary Channel – United States
Canal D – Quebec
Yes – Israel
YLE – Finland
VPRO – Netherlands
Canal D – Quebec
TV3 – Catalonia
SBS – Australia
TVP Cultura – Poland
Globo – Brazil
Cult – Italy
NRK – Norway
Planete- France
iSat – Argentina + South America

Web screenings

Pitchfork.tv
BoingBoing.tv
Hulu.com
NFB.CA

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