TV220 March-April 2003

Contents include "Peace of the White Man," a video critiquing the military and its intersections with racism by Ed de Boo (00:00:04); "Gumby Finds a Plot!," an episode of the Gumby Show, in which a little animated character moves to Hollywood in search of a show with a plot line (00:02:47); "Purchased by Love," a series of videos by Providence Dirt Newsreel, including "Foxwood Loves Roger Williiams," which presents a satirical critique of contemporary commercialization of Roger Williams as a symbol of Rhode Island's supposedly peaceful founding (00:05:34), "Providence Place Mall Prison," which critiques the school-to-prison pipeline and the corporatism of private prisons (00:12:34), "The Chicken and the Chip," a video about an advertising executive whose gas station TV ads are sabotaged by a Rhode Island Red rooster with an implanted computer chip (00:15:40), and "Genius Artist At Large," which is about a mayor's initiative to select a genius artist who will inspire an artistic renaissance in Providence (00:19:39); The Sinister Minister," footage of a "sermon" given by mock minister at a party, accompanied by organ music (00:24:06); a short comedic clip about Madonna (00:30:12); "The Hunted Hunter?," a silent film about a hunter besieged by strange woodland creatures (00:31:09); "Steven's In This Movie (and Ed's not!)," a silent film about two women who are held hostage and rescued (00:34:11); a trailer for "Central Falls Vice Squad," featuring footage of Central Falls (00:37:02); an ad for Jell-O, featuring a musical performance (00:37:46); an ad for the animal kingdom version of a TV show (00:39:18); a voiceover played over an infomercial for Sports Illustrated (00:39:48); "I Spry," a silent action film (00:41:42); and "Toilet Treatments" by Jay Critchley, a film about a woman who lives in an underground bunker and does marketing for an anti-constipation dance program (00:44:37).