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Pirate Radio USA
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Wikipedia article
'Pirate Radio USA' is a 2006 documentary film written and directed by Jeff Pearson, with musical director Mary Jones. Its running time is 82 minutes.
Summary
The film showcases illegal radio, or pirate radio in America. DJs Him and Her (Pearson and Jones respectively) travel throughout the country meeting and interviewing radio pirates, taking action against the FCC and the World Trade Organization's 1999 Seattle conference.
Cast
* Jeff Pearson, DJ Him
* Mary Jones, DJ Her
* Stephen Dunifer, himself
* Mark Alan, himself
* Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, himself
* Pam Hairston, lawyer, FCC Compliance and Information Bureau
* Petri Dish
* DJ Realtime
* DJ Sara Zia
Production
Soundtrack
As well as starring in the film, Mary Jones was also the music director. The soundtrack featured songs from Jello Biafra and Utah Phillips.Release
While using low-budget and basic filming technology, this film was a success internationally, and was shown at the Bermuda International Film Festival, the Victoria Independent Film Video Festival, and the Austin Film Festival. It also won "Most Original Documentary" at the Wine Country Film Festival and "Best Feature-Judges Award" at the Zion Independent Film Festival.
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