I Didn't Know That - 6

I Didn't Know That is a sonic exploration of state-controlled "truths," created almost entirely from appropriated public domain educational and military-training films.

2010 / Tom Tenney / TCF, USA

I Didn't Know That is a sonic exploration of state-controlled "truths," created almost entirely from appropriated public domain educational and military-training films.

Produced for the 2010 TCF ShortDocs Challenge: Book Odds.


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Tom Tenney

Tom Tenney is a producer, performer, writer, digital media professional and copyright activist based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a veteran of the New York City underground performance scene, and the founder of the RE/Mixed Media Festival, a yearly celebration of artistic collaboration and creative appropriation.


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