POPaganda: The Art & Crimes of Ron English is a film about the culture-jamming and billboard-liberation antics of Ron English. The modern day Robin Hood of Madison Avenue, Ron paints, perverts, infiltrates, reinvents and satirizes modern culture on canvas, in songs, and directly on hundreds of pirated billboards. Shot entirely guerilla-style, the film chronicles the evolution of an artist who offers an alternative universe where nothing is sacred, everything is subverted and there's always room for a little good-natured fun.
The original 30 minute version has recently been expended to a full-feature documentary running time 82:00 minutes. This film is in competition for the Golden Gate Award!
USA / 2004 / 78min
Director/ Producer: Pedro Carvajal
Featuring the art of Ron English. Also featuring art by Shepard Fairey, and Cicada
Music by: The Dandy Warhols, Daniel Johnston, Tripping Daisy, and much more
Editor: Kevin Chapados
Associate Producer: Nicole Steffen
8 PM - film
9:30 PM - discussion
135 Pearl - Burlington, Vermont
Admission by donation