‘Broadcast Blues’ debut includes protest

Ryan Kleine | Staff Writer
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The Sacramento International Film Festival kicked off March 22 at the Crest Theatre with the documentary “Broadcast Blues”.

Written, directed and produced by local filmmaker Sue Wilson, the film addressed the deteriorating state of the media, emphasizing the forgotten fact that the airwaves belong to the public, and the need to take them back.

Through the history of the Federal Communications Commission and how the broadcast waves have been regulated and deregulated, “Broadcast Blues” takes the stance that the FCC, which is supposed to govern the airwaves in a way that serves the public, has acted in the interest of the corporations. The film gives the viewer, even with no previous knowledge, a good overview of what broadcast television and radio is all about.

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A couple of the biggest issues featured in “Broadcast Blues” are talk show hosts like Rush Limbaugh passing off opinion as news, as well as media giant Clear Channel absorbing so many smaller radio stations, it has turned the most democratic medium into one of the least.

The film featured interviews with politicians, journalists, media experts, even country singer Naomi Judd, and actor Danny Glover. The variety of personalities effectively held the audience’s attention throughout the film.

Like all documentaries, “Broadcast Blues” needs to accomplish two things: inform and entertain, and it has difficulty balancing the two. Information tended to triumph over entertainment, but that’s pretty common in the genre — but it seemed to hold the attention of the audience.

The film will only be shown on theater screens in film festivals throughout the state. The DVD is available at broadcastblues.tv.