Resources: The Yes Men Fix the World

2009 The Yes Men

Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.

DOC U! AWARD IDFA 2009

PANORAMA AUDIENCE AWARD BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2009

MOST ENTERTAINING DOC GRIERSON AWARDS 2009

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The film premiered in New York City and Los Angeles on October 23, 2009 and in other US cities beginning on October 30. Due to the movie being sued by United States Chamber of Commerce, a special edition of the movie is distributed through bittorrent through VODO and other prominent torrent sites like The Pirate Bay and EZTV.

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Video Clips

Clip: 1. Introduction to the Yes Men
We meet the Yes Men and are introduced to the Bhopal disaster
Clip: 2. Wealth, prosperity and the freemarket
We are introduced to the work of Milton Friedman and the concept of the freemarket economy
Clip: 3. Dow Chemical spokesman on BBC World
Andy Bichlbaum poses as a spokesman for Dow Chemical
Clip: 4. The Yes Men in Bhopal, India
Mike and Andy visit the site of the Dow Chemical disaster in Bhopal

Clip: 5. Exxon Oil Conference
The Yes Men present a controversial new technology
Clip: 6. Making Good News: The New York Times
The Yes Men print a newspaper full of the kind of news that they would want to read