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------ Uploader's commentary: A channel-surfing montage comprised of multiple footages around fast-food thematics. More than a piece of entertainment, interrupted at times by corny and ridiculized commercials, it's a video meant to make you reflect about this mean of consumption. Pop-culture often takes on junk-food by inflating its image beyond caricature, all while marketting teams of fast-food corporations strive on defeating this by hyped up campaigns. ------ Sources: Alive & Well's interview of fast-food nation book author Eric Schlosser, Big Mac Attack commercial [1986], Joseph E. Strickland's rant on fast-food processing for Nutrition Austin, Mcnuggets advertise parody remastered with Fernando Sosa and Thomas Middleditch's rap, Big Mac Pop icon commercial [2013], a one hour conference around fast-food nation in Book TV, Music Clip from Puke (Burger Bulimi).

2010 Bastard Film & TV ------ This documentary, directed by Miki Mistrati and U. Roberto Romano, deals with child labor on cocoa fields in the Ivory Coast. The International Labour Organization estimates between 56 and 72 million African children work in agriculture, many in their own family farms. The seven largest cocoa-producing countries are Indonesia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Brazil, Ecuador, the Ivory Coast and Ghana. Those last two together account for nearly 60 percent of global cocoa production. ------ Uploader's commentary: Once again, I took the master from Youtube. This one has a better image quality than "Santa's Workshop". Moreover, it wasn't divided into several parts.

1970 John Severson ------ More than a piece of psychedelic art, this lost classic from the hall-of-famer John Severson embodies surf's myth at the pinnacle of counter-culture age. Followed by his camera, from California to Hawaii, legends like Bill Hamilton or Corky Caroll confide their motivations in searching the perfect wave. A must-see time capsule served by a fantastic soundtrack, for experienced surf practisers, kooks, nostalgics or simply dreamers who'd anyday rather go to the beach than skiing in mountains. ------ Uploader's comment: this documentary being a rare-to-find from the '70, don't be fussy with quality. The masters itself is a not so recent TVrip with awful audio. I enhanced it a tad, so it can be decent. Thankfully, this doesn't affect music appreciation or dialogues. Also, I cut the three intermission moments... P.V. was only aired a few times. One of these days was during the 2010 U.S. Open of surfing. Please enjoy it...

© 2004 Fair Trade Center/LottaFilm ------ Sometimes we have no choice, we work till dawn. When you work all night you become dizzy and your eyes hurt because you can’t take any breaks, would say one average chinese worker. Today, more than 75% of our toys are made in China. Santa’s Workshop takes you to the real world of toy factories. It's all about long hours, low wages, and dangerous work places in this industry. Those who protest or try to organize trade unions risk imprisonment. Low labor costs attract more and more companies to China. The US government manufacture the US Dollar on demand and swap this with the Chinese Yuan and everyone is happy except the low cost manpower. But don't blame factories in the East. The monetary system needs urgent attention instead! ------ Uploader's commentary: By advance, sorry for jumpy cut. I took original master from Youtube and it came with 3 distinct parts. Also, image quality isn't outstanding... Anyhow, what matters isn't messenger but message itself.