REVIEW OF SELECTED AM DOCS FILM
imagine you're a young mid-western student
and you apply and are accepted at the
prestigious florida state film school
you leave home, learn your craft and in your sophomore
year make a documentary exposing the world's biggest
mega media empire, - the world's largest money maker
you submit it for consideration at some film festivals
and your little 15 minute masterpiece premieres at the
american documentray film festival
and as the credits roll, you see your name as director
you hear loud applause from the large crowd
and you close your eyes and sigh, - is this real...
that's just what happened today, twice, as am docs continues
to screen documentaries in downtown palm springs
christina campagnola and lauren brinkman's film:
kingdom incorporated is an in depth expose of
the walt disney company
it's a real inside look at how the company tries to control
nearly every aspect of a child's life, from PJ's and bed covers
to breakfast cereal bowls and school lunch boxes
the clothes they wear, the toys they play with, you name it
it's hard to find anything that their brand is not associated with
plus all the media from feature films to news and sports
...disney has an app for that
the film shows from experts and ex-employees
the strategy behind the disney juggernaut
there's no moral to the story, just that if
you produce the things that people like
and ram it down their throats
you're gonna make a lot of money,
ask ronald mcdonald
but if you make dreams for little kids
and make too many of them
and ram those down their throats
then you take away the child's imagination
and there's nothing more special
than a child's imagination
- just ask christina and lauren