Ever watched something on PBS and thought, "Hey, I could do that better?" You're not alone. This spring, “Independent Lens" invited visitors to its site to create short films using clips from “King Corn," a recent documentary about the politics of food. (Yeah, that's right. Food - much like oil, race and gender - has its own politics now. Welcome to the 21st century.)
More than 130 users took “Independent Lens" up on its offer, using Eyespot's video-mixing tools to create their own statements about America's corn addiction. The name of this experiment? “Filmocracy," a play on “film" and “democracy." We're always looking for new ways to reach new and younger audiences. more
