''Pirate Radio USA'' is a 2006 documentary film written and directed by Jeff Pearson, with musical director Mary Jones. Its running time is 82 minutes.
Summary
The film showcases illegal radio, or
pirate radio in
America
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. DJs Him and Her (Pearson and Jones respectively) travel throughout the country meeting and interviewing radio pirates, taking action against the
FCC and the
World Trade Organization
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's
1999 Seattle conference.
Cast
* Jeff Pearson, DJ Him
* Mary Jones, DJ Her
* Stephen Dunifer, himself
* Mark Alan, himself
* Oregon Senator
Ron Wyden
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, himself
* Pam Hairston, lawyer, FCC Compliance and Information Bureau
* Petri Dish
* DJ Realtime
* DJ Sara Zia
Production
Soundtrack
As well as starring in the film, Mary Jones was also the music director. The soundtrack featured songs from
Jello Biafra and
Utah Phillips.
Release
While using low-budget and basic filming technology, this film was a success internationally, and was shown at the
Bermuda International Film Festival,
the
Victoria Independent Film Video Festival, and the
Austin Film Festival
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.
It also won "Most Original Documentary" at the
Wine Country Film Festival
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and "Best Feature-Judges Award" at the
Zion Independent Film Festival.
References
External links
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* http://www.bside.com/films/pirateradiousa
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pirate Radio Usa
2006 films
2006 documentary films
American documentary films
Pirate radio
American independent films
Documentary films about radio
2006 independent films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films