The Yes Men will try to fix the world in NYC this week
THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD (Mike Bonanno, Andy Bichlbaum, and Kurt Engfehr, 2009)
Film Forum
209 West Houston St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves.
Opens Wednesday, October 7
212-727-8110
http://www.filmforum.org
http://www.theyesmen.org
In 2003, Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno revealed their unique form of anti-corporate performance art with THE YES MEN, a documentary in which they go to elaborate lengths to pose as spokespersons for major international companies, making ridiculous announcements that are often taken for fact at conventions and press conferences around the world. Bichlbaum and Bonanno are back fighting corporate crime in THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD, employing what they refer to as identity correction to bring to light wrongs perpetrated on the public by Exxon, HUD, Halliburton, and Dow. They often start by creating fake Web sites that ultimately get them invited to speak at conferences and on business-related television shows, where they make statements and announce new products and programs that are both absurd and revelatory, especially when they apologize for companies that care more about profits than people. The Yes Men have elements of Sascha Baron Cohen’s Borat character, only better dressed and with less bathroom humor, making important points about the state of the world. THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD was the closing-night selection of this year’s Human Rights Watch International Film Festival and will be followed by a reception.
THE YES MEN AND ARTIST REBECCA MIGDAL
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
594 Broadway between Houston & Prince Sts., suite 401
Admission: free
212-254-3511
Wednesday, October 7 The Yes Men themselves — Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno – will be on hand to sign free copies of their brand-new comic book, JUDGEMENT DAY, along with artist Rebecca Migdal, 5:00 – 6:00
HIJINX WITH THE YES MEN
The Delancey
168 Delancey St. between Clinton & Attorney Sts.
Thursday, October 8, $10 (free with ticket stub from 8:00 pm screening at Film Forum), 9:00 pm – 4:00 am
212-254-9920
On September 21, the Yes Men infiltrated New York City, distributing thousands of fake copies of the New York Post in which the newspaper seemed to be telling the truth about global warming and the economic crisis, and now they’re back again. In celebration of the opening of THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD at Film Forum, Earl Dax and the Delancey will be throwing a party hosted by Penny Arcade and Justin Bond, featuring a special performance by Reggie Watts, visual art by Jessica Rosen, a free vodka bar from 9:00 to 10:00, and “three stories of performance, music, and insurrection.”