Two episodes of the “Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond” Oral History Series are nominated for awards and will be screening at film festivals this November. NZ Web Fest 2022, is online from New Zealand and is free for anyone to
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“Joey Skaggs: Metamorphosis, Cockroach Miracle Cure“, the sixth film in the new oral history web series, “Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond“ will screen online at the International Social Change Film Festival, starting on Monday, September 12, 2022 for a month. Later in the Fall, this festival will have in-person screenings.
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This is a poignant and hilarious documentary about a legendary media hoax that grappled with the irresponsibility of the mass media as well as the public’s gullibility–two issues of American life that are just as urgent today as they were then.
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In 1971, after moving from Greenwich Village to a rural dairy farm in Central New York, Joey Skaggs became aware of a magnificent abandoned opera house built in the 1890s, that was about to be torn down. To save it, preserve it, and attempt to return it
Read more →Bait your hook and land a great fish story — “Joey Skaggs: Fish Condos”, the short doc with a big message! Available online for 24 hours starting February 11, 2022 at midnight.
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Here are some satirical hats for our times… Some are high brow, some are low brow. All are meant to inspire people to move on with their lives.
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The Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond Oral History series continues its film festival run with two festival screening in the next month. Episode 3, Joey Skaggs: Bad Guys Talent Management Agency, will be screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
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Using satire to bring attention to serious issues of defamation can be an effective way to bring awareness and promote cultural change. In this case, it took some time. This story in The New York Times, This Moth’s Name Is a Slur. Scientists Won’t Use It Anymore. (pdf),
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On May 22, 2021, the “Joey Skaggs: Bad Guys Talent Management Agency”, the 3rd episode of the “Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond” oral history series, will screen at the Bonita Springs International Film Festival. Center for Performing Arts –
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The New York April Fools’ Committee Is Proud to Announce: NEW YORK CITY’S 36th ANNUAL APRIL FOOLS’ DAY PARADE “DENY, DENY, LIE, LIE!” The only New York City parade dedicated to conspiracy theorists! New York’s irreverent April Fools’ Day Parade, poking fun at the past
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