Coming to theatres and to VOD today, Wednesday, March 30: SEX AND BROADCASTING: A FILM ABOUT WFMU
Tim K Smith’s portrait of a maverick radio station had its world premiere at DOC NYC in 2014. The doc went on to screen at Rotterdam, Salem, and Montclair, among other events. In addition to its limited theatrical release, the film now also becomes available on Vimeo on Demand.
I previously wrote about the film for DOC NYC’s program, saying:
New Jersey’s WFMU has occupied a unique position as an independent, commercial-free, listener-supported radio station since its inception in the late 1950s. At its heart is the dedicated station manager Ken Freedman, committed to an unstructured, free-form broadcasting model which has won WFMU acclaim as the best – and perhaps weirdest – radio station in the tristate area, if not the country. Facing a budget crisis, can Ken rally both his volunteer staff and his listeners to keep the station afloat?
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