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Factory 25, a Brooklyn-based independent film distribution company was founded in 2009 by Matt Grady. F25 is a home for conceptually provocative narratives and documentaries. Its mission is to deliver specialized film and music titles in an aesthetically captivating way while exposing the indie world to under-the-radar films, music, and other curiosities in various ways and formats — theatrically, digitally, on TV, VOD, via subscription, limited edition DVDs, Blu-ray's, books and vinyl. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!
Sex and Broadcasting is a human, and humorous, look at New Jersey’s WFMU, a radio station that refuses any programming boundaries. Most of its disc jockeys are unpaid volunteers, working for their love of surprising, spontaneous radio. They play everything from flat-out uncategorizable strangeness to every form of rock and roll, experimental music, jazz, psychedelia, hip-hop, hand-cranked wax cylinders, gospel, Inuit marching bands, R&B, C&W, radio improvisations, spoken-word collages, and throat singers of the Lower East Side. Their captain is station manager Ken Freedman, who has spent the past three decades keeping WFMU alive, independent, and one of a kind.
The film weaves personal stories of WFMU’s eccentric DJs with an exploration of the 21st-century media landscape that has made the station such a rarity. Can WFMU stay on the air and stay true to its independent spirit?
Sex and Broadcasting explores the past and present of this essential, weird, and utterly unique American institution while telling the gripping, yet comical, story of its fight for survival.
directed by: Tim K. Smith
starring: Ken Freedman, Tom Scharpling, Matt Groening, Adam Horovitz, Patton Oswalt, Bradford Cox, Lee Ranaldo
2014 / 78 min / 1.78:1 / English Dolby Digital 2.0
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Overall rating: 4.548387 / 5 from 31 reviews.
This limited edition slipcover for the documentary 'Sex and Broadcasting' captures the essence of New Jersey's WFMU radio station, a unique institution known for its eclectic programming and independent spirit. The film, directed by Tim K. Smith, offers a humorous and insightful look into the station's past and present, highlighting the dedication of its unpaid volunteer DJs and the challenges it faces in the modern media landscape.
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"What an exciting documentary full of great interviews and history around WFMU and music in general. Independent radio was such an important tool for discovery in the past and boosted so many great artists, it's fun to watch a dissection like this."
"Fascinating doc on a renegade radiostation struggling to survive. Love the artwork and the extras, Factory 25s booklet especially. Give it a watch you might enjoy it!"
"Running a radio station is probably not the most interesting thing in the world. In fact I'm sure it's not. But the uniqueness of this station and its workers does make for an OK 90 minutes. Great slipcover and it was on sale so a decent purchase. Weirdly, we don't get much of an image of anyone's personal life or any specifics of programming content. Would have been better if we had. Misleading title. You've seen the movie now read the book."
"Though I listen from time to time, WFMU is my girlfriend’s favorite radio station. I purchased this as a daily deal mostly for her but also enjoyed watching it. She had never seen the faces of some of the people she has been listening to for years so it was a special treat for her. The documentary is a bit old at this point. Filmed during 2009 and released a few years later, it features the show as a much smaller entity than it is now. Would love to see an updated and more recent documentary about the radio station. Some interesting but short special features. Could be longer, could be more. Ambivalent about the slipcover design. Feels different thematically than the documentary."
"This is a good documentary about a radio station that plays by its own rules. It was a good one to order because I'm always interested in how broadcasting works and the odd stores that arise from their world."
"Didn’t really know anything about this going it, nice to go into something you know nothing about"
"The golden days of radio were the best"
"Love a good Documentary!!"
"A really entertaining documentary about a radio station"
"Goid movie"
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