The Yes Men Fix The World
by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno (The Yes Men), UK, USA, France 2009, 87'
WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY: Andy Bichlbaum E Mike Bonnano   PRESENTED BY: Arte France, Renegade Pictures UK, Article Z, Charny-Bachrach Entertainment, The Channel 4 Britdoc Foundation
CO-DIRECTED BY: Kurt Engfehr   COMMISSIONING EDITOR FOR ARTE FRANCE: Pierrette Ominetti
SPECIAL APPEARANCE: Reggie Watts   PRODUCED BY: Doro Bachrach, Ruth Charny, Laura Nix
EDITING: April Merl   EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Patrice Barrat, Alan Hayling, Jess Search, Juliette Timsit
ANIMATION: Patrick Lichty   CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Amy Sommer
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Neel Murgai, Noisola    

Schermo dell'Arte - Archivio Film Awarded with the prestigious audience award at the Berlin International Film Festival 2009, the The Yes Men Fix the World is a screwball true story that follows a couple of gonzo political activists as they infiltrate the world of big business and pull off outrageous pranks that highlight the ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet. Along the way the duo discover the culprits behind the cult of greed, and in a wildly uplifting ending, they find a way for everyone to defeat the cult and save civilization from its own worst excesses.

Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno (The Yes Men) have been called "the Jonathan Swift of the Jackass generation" by author Naomi Klein. They infiltrate the world of big business and smuggle out stories that are shocking and hilarious. Their 2004 feature documentary (The Yes Men, directed by Chris Smith, Sarah Price, and Dan Olman) received numerous festival awards and was distributed theatrically around the globe. To direct The Yes Men Fix The World, Andy and Mike teamed up with legendary documentarian Kurt Engfehr, who is well-known for co-producing and editing Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling For Columbine.

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