sex-and-broadcasting

Sex and Broadcasting is a film about WFMU (premiering this week as part of DOC NYC)

Sex and Broadcasting

New Jersey’s WFMU has occupied a unique position as an independent, commercial-free, listener-supported radio station since its inception in the late 1950s. At its heart is the dedicated station manager Ken Freedman, committed to an unstructured, free- form broadcasting model which has won WFMU acclaim as the best–and perhaps weirdest– radio station in the tristate area, if not the country. Facing a budget crisis, can Ken rally both his volunteer staff and his listeners to keep the station afloat?

Find out by watching Sex and Broadcasting, a new film about one of our favorite radio stations. It makes its world premiere this Saturday (11/15) at IFC Center in NYC, and then plays again at the same place on 11/17. On 11/20 you can catch it at SVA Theatre in Chelsea. Get your tickets. Filmmaker Tim K. Smith is expected to be at two or all of the screenings, and film subject Ken Freedman should be around too. Watch a clip at Indie Wire and the trailer below.

All three screenings are part of DOC NYC which kicked off yesterday and runs through 11/20. As mentioned, the film lineup also includes a “Sonic Cinema” series with films about Elliott Smith, the DC punk scene and more.

Indie Wire also lists 5 (non-music) must see documentaries. The NY Times has a fest preview too.


SEX AND BROADCASTING • a documentary about wfmu from Tim K Smith on Vimeo.