Skarro
Date: 2004
Region: Europe
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Video Art
Artist: FAF (für alle fälle--just in case) productora de audiovisuales.
Confronting Bodies: Ayuntamiento, Dirección del festival ESTE04 (City Hall)
Date of Action: 9 - Junio - 2004
Location: Valencia - Spain
Description of Artwork: A documentary video about the problems of "Botellón" (bottle laws)--the laws not allowing alcohol consumption in the streets. The documentary shows illegal beer sellers who are stars of a new sport they have invented.
The Incident: The video was selected by a jury for the final competition, and was being screened in the video room along with the other selections. After 2 days of exibition, a commission of the city government visited the festival and pressured the directors of the festival to pull the piece. All the programs in the videoroom were pulled.
Results of Incident: A lot of people didn´t see the work.
now you can watch the video on youtube: www.youtube.com (the name is Skarro)
Source: you can watch the video in youtube: www.youtube.com (the name is Skarro)