LOST FILM FEST hosted by vj Scott Beibin
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If corporations and politicians make you want to puke, and you’d like to see them getting pied and pranked, you’ll love the LOST FILM FEST cinema laboratory hosted by vj SCOTT BEIBIN. It’s a fun mix of live performance and rare short films featuring pranks by culture jammers like THE YES MEN, sexy-smash-it-up riot footage, illegal art, media archaeology, clips censored by the mainstream media, video re-mixes, and so much more. Lost Film Fest Travels the planet year round. You never know where it will turn up next! Revolutionaries and “the kids” all agree: Lost Film Fest “is better than bad, it’s good!”. This jam is about smashing the illusions cast by Hollywood, the Pentagon, and FOX News. Yeah! Lost Film Fest: resurrecting Abbie Hoffman since 1999.
vj SCOTT BEIBIN is co-founder of the EVIL TWIN BOOKING AGENCY, HOLLYWOODCAN SUCKIT.COM, and founder of BLOODLINK RECORDS. He’s also a prolific media prankster (See the Jerry Springer episode with Beibin and Justin Pearson of The Locust).
“Lost Film Fest is my favorite film event ever” - Sam Green, dir. The Weather Underground.
press contact: Scott Beibin - 267 258 4195 | scottb [at] lostfilmfest [dot] org | aim/skype: gorillapants666
booking contact: Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency - eviltwinbooking.org - 215 888 1756 | liz [at] eviltwinbooking [dot] org | aim/skype penetratriot
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“LOST FILM FEST” is a world traveling cutting edge live multimedia performance in which VJ Scott Beibin inspires discussion by exploring the historical intersection of ideology, anthropology, social movements, and current events through a cross-disciplinary lens. Topics emphasized are multiculturalism, environmentalism and green/sustainable technologies, conflict resolution, gender, economics, and the new global frontiers of participatory media.
“At the Lost Film Fest [...] viewers are treated to the visual equivalent of a House DJ spinning records - Wired Magazine”
Taking on a role that is equal parts curator, storyteller, and emcee, Scott Beibin deftly weaves together a fast paced series of short pieces created by the who’s who of contemporary filmmakers, vj’s, and independent journalists. The result is a lush and immersive showcase that connects audiences with an international pantheon of influential and obscure auteurs. Curated materials are collaboratively sourced from a vast network of media influencers including legendary hoaxers The Yes Men, author Naomi Klein, Academy Award nominated director Sam Green, hip hop legends Dead Prez, TV Sheriff, and a cast of many more.
“Nothing symbolises the form of low-budget, guerrilla film-making and distribution better, perhaps, than the Lost film festival – Guardian UK”
The program travels the planet and explores the rapidly shifting political and cultural landscape of new a society in which information knows no borders and mediamaking tools are ubiquitous.
Lost Film Fest is a testament to the importance of free media in a democracy. Using Creative Commons licensed and open source materials, Beibin has crafted an accessible new presentation format that successfully introduces people to complex issues bridging the gap between academia and popular culture. Through the Lost Film Fest, Beibin empowers his audiences to realize the power of their own voice in a postmodern world.
