Archive for May, 2008

The Coke Side of Life?

A remix targeting Coca Cola’s sponsorship of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay. It uses part of a Coke TV ad and combines it with footage of Chinese government brutality against people in Tibet. The video is part of the Coke Ad Jam Competition put on by Students for a Free Tibet and looks to be the only one that uses footage appropriated directly from a Coke commercial.

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Jeremiah Wright Painting A Picture Of US Aggression

A stunning video remix illustration of Jeremiah Wright talking about the “chickens coming home to roost” critique of US foreign policy. Creator Diran Lyons use footage from both documentary films and hollywood blockbusters to add visuals to Wright’s words from the pulpit.

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Can’t Vote in Change

A video by Elisa Kreisinger that remixes presidential campaign promises over the past few decades and juxtaposes them with footage of people’s movements and protests on the streets.

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