[CounterCorp] FRIDAY, OCT. 30: Benefit screening of "The Yes Men Fix The World"

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Dear CounterCorp supporters,

	We're thrilled to announce that CounterCorp is co-presenting the San  
Francisco theatrical premiere of the new smash hit documentary, "The  
Yes Men Fix The World", on Friday, October 30 at the Roxie Theater in  
San Francisco.

	The Yes Men are anti-corporate activists Andy Bichlbaum and Mike  
Bonanno, who address actual conferences of corporate and international  
financial institution executives -- and the media -- by secretly  
masquerading as spokespeople for real corporations and international  
institutions themselves.

	Because their audiences believe they speak for far-too-highly- 
respected corporations and organizations, their bizarre presentations,  
policy U-turns, and occasional confessions and apologies on behalf of  
their "employers" are received with unblinking credulity, as there is  
literally no idea too far-fetched (or inhumane) for their greed-driven  
listeners to reject as simply going too far in the pursuit of ever- 
higher profits ... !

	Partial proceeds from both screenings, at 7:00pm and 9:00pm, benefit  
the 5th Annual Anti-Corporate Film Festival in May 2010. And besides a  
chance to see this great film, one half of the amazing Yes Men duo --  
actor/co-director/co-producer/co-writer Andy Bichlbaum -- will conduct  
a Q & A after both shows that night.

	The film has received rave reviews from a wide cross-section of media  
-- not just the liberal/progressive wing. Here are just a few quotes:

"Outrageously entertaining ....This movie is glorious testimony to the  
moral power of satire" -- New York Magazine

"Great fun! It takes some nerve, not to mention diabolical  
intelligence ... to pull off the elaborate pranks devised by the Yes  
Men" -- New York Times

"A hilarious movie .... Even if you don't agree with the Yes Men's  
political agenda, you'll get a big kick out of this movie" -- New York  
Post

"It shines with raw wit and originality" -- Newsweek

"Funnier and more useful than Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Brüno' " -- The  
Observer [UK]

"This is the year's top documentary film" -- New Scientist

"Comedic vigilante justice … [a] media-savvy pie-to-the-face" -- USA  
Today

"Exhilarating" -- Financial Times

	For more information about the film (including a trailer), visit www.theyesmenfixtheworld.com 
. To order tickets that benefit the 5th Annual Anti-Corporate Film  
Festival, visit https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87665. [NOTE:  
Tickets purchased at the theater box office do *not* benefit  
CounterCorp or the Film Festival, so please order online.]

	Don't miss this excellent and compelling film, as well as a chance to  
help CounterCorp raise money for next year's Film Festival. We look  
forward to seeing you -- along with your friends, family, and co- 
workers -- at the Roxie next Friday night!

Thanks as always -- we couldn't do any of this without your support,

John Wilner
Director


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