The multimedia art show featuring original World Industries art, graphics & decks by Marc McKee and Sean Cliver is touring Australia.
Censorship is Weak as F##k features over 40 skateboard graphics designed by McKee and Cliver and showcases works commissioned by ‘World Industries’ and its subsidiary brands from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. The collection of original skateboards demonstrates literally in graphic detail how ‘World Industries’ set itself apart from its competitors by using a totally uncensored approach in its graphic program. This was seen through their relentless depiction of one controversial subject after another including religion, pornography, gun control, sex, profanity, racism, drug use and violation of copyright law.

Most of the work in the exhibition, which includes the original skateboard decks, original artwork, and print advertising, has never before been exhibited and serves as a must-see visual time-capsule of a legendary period in skate culture.

The exhibition will touch down in Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast and runs in conjunction with screenings of ‘The Man Who Souled The World’. Each screening will also feature an after party and signing session attended by featured artists Marc McKee and Sean Cliver.

Melbourne
Thursday 21 Feb - Sun 24 Feb
Thomo and Coach 29-31 Macquarie St, Prahran
Open Daily: 11am - 6pm

Sydney
Thursday 28 Feb - Sun 2 Mar
China Heights L3 16-28 Foster St, Surry Hills
Open Daily: 11am - 6pm

Gold Coast
Thu 6 Mar - Sun 9 Mar
blkmrkt 1/17 Harvest Court, Southport
Open Daily: 11am - 6pm

The Man Who Souled The World has been nominated for an Action Sports Film Award and will screen at the annual X-Dance Film Festival in Utah between 19th -23rd January 2008. More information available from the festival website here: www.x-dance.com

The multimedia art show featuring original World Industries art, graphics & decks by Marc McKee and Sean Cliver wrapped at its inaugural show in San Francisco on 20th November after nearly 2 weeks at the FTC skate shop in Haight Ashbury.

The show then opened in LA on Saturday 15th December at 435 N Fairfax, where it will be on display until the end of the month.

In January the show will make its way across to Germany to exhibit at the Bright Trade Show on 19th and 20th of January - more information available here: www.brighttradeshow.com

World Industries has come on board as the official theatrical release partner of The Man Who Souled The World, enabling a broader release throughout the USA from October 4th.
Founded by Steve Rocco, World Industries has been a dominant force in shaping the technical and cultural progression of skateboarding for over 20 years.

Exciting news for audiences around the US; the Theatrical Release Dates. We'll keep you posted with more cities and dates as they come to hand, but here are the release dates thus far...

LOS ANGELES
WEST HOLLYWOOD
From Friday, October 5
Sunset 5
8000 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, 90046
Daily at 1pm, 5pm, 9pm
TICKETS: www.laemmle.com

SANTA MONICA
SANTA MONICA 4
From Friday, October 5
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, 90401
Daily at 1pm, 5pm, 9pm
TICKETS: www.laemmle.com

NEW YORK
CINEMA VILLAGE
From Friday, October 5
22 East 12th Street
New York, NY 10003
Daily at 1pm, 7pm

SAN FRANCISCO
RED VIC MOVIE HOUSE
From Wednesday, October 10
1727 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Daily at 5pm, 9pm

SAN DIEGO
DEL MAR 8 HIGHLANDS
From Friday, October 5
12905 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
Daily at 5pm, 9pm
TICKETS: www.boxoffice.printtixusa.com

ORANGE COUNTY
PIERSIDE 6 CINEMA
From Friday, October 5
300 Pacific Coast Highway, #203
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Daily at 5pm, 9pm

SANTA BARBARA
FIESTA FIVE THEATRE
From Friday, September 29
916 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Daily at 5pm, 9pm
TICKETS: www.movietickets.com

PORTLAND
CLINTON STREET THEATRE
From Friday, October 5
2522 SE Clinton Street
Portland, OR 97202
Daily at 9pm

SALT LAKE CITY
TOWER THEATRE
From Friday, October 5
876 East 900 South
Salt Lake City, UT
Daily at 5pm, 9pm

SEATTLE
CENTRAL CINEMA
From Wednesday, October 10
1411 21 Avenue
Seattle WA 98122
Until October 14, daily at 5pm
TICKETS: www.brownpapertickets.com

RENO
LAWLOR EVENT CENTER
From Friday, October 12
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89557
Daily at 5pm, 9pm

We are stoked to announce the first screening dates for The Man Who Souled The World.
Further dates and cities will be announced as soon as the information comes to hand.

SWERVE FESTIVAL
6pm
Saturday, September 29
Barnsdall Art Park Theater
Los Angeles
www.swervefest.com

CINEMA CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
3pm
Sunday, September 30
AMC Theater 18
Universal City
Los Angeles
www.cciff.com

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
9pm
Tuesday, October 2
Edmonton, Alberta
www.edmontonfilmfest.com

In some of our most exciting news to date, The Man Who Souled The World has just received its first award; the prestigious Honorable Mention for Independent Feature Documentary from the Accolade Competition.

The Accolade recognizes film, television and video professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity, and those who produce standout entertainment or contribute to profound social change. For more information and a list of winners, visit www.theaccolade.net.

In a travesty of timing The Man Who Souled The World has been Officially Selected for the SoCal Independent Film Festival, but due to a clash of dates we will not be able to screen the film as part of this annual Huntington Beach event. Bummer!!!

The Man Who Souled The World will be screening as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival on October 2.

"For nine days each autumn, Edmontonians feast on all things cinematic. It's a veritable buffet of fantastic, independent films from around the globe. Whatever the genre, EIFF programmers search the world over for the most highly entertaining films that exhibit great storytelling qualities."

Check out www.edmontonfilmfest.com for more information.

In breaking news, Venice-based Ocule Films have entered the fold as worldwide sales agent of The Man Who Souled The World. Based in the heartland of skateboarding, Ocule's young and energized team specializing in niche documentary are a perfect fit. Ocule's catalog includes Pornstar: The Legend Of Ron Jeremy, Big Rig and Wild In The Streets.

Check out www.ocule.com for more information.

We're stoked to announce that our friends at Madman Entertainment have come on board as our distribution partner for Australia & New Zealand.

Madman is Australia's leading independent distributor, repping a killer library of titles including Romulus My father, Paris Je T'aime and Noise. The Man Who Souled The World will be released down under in January 2008 in conjunction with the hotly anticipated "Censorship Is Weak As F##k" exhibition showcasing a range of rare skate art created by Marc McKee & Sean Cliver. We'll keep you posted on the details as more news comes to hand...

Sea Crown Ventures have joined the team as North American mass market distributor of The Man Who Souled The World. Rolling out early in the new year under the Move Collective banner, the Newport crew will be launching a full-blown assault of familiar retail chains across the USA and Canada to see that the film reaches the widest possible audience.

Find out more about the company who has released the Streets and Drive series as well as its extensive catalog of youth culture/action sports based documentaries at www.seacrownventures.com

The Man Who Souled The World will be making its US Premiere at Swerve Festival in Los Angeles. Swerve Festival is a new annual festival dedicated to celebrating West Coast creative culture and its community inspired by art, film, music and action sports.

The festival runs from September 28-30 at Barnsdall Art Park, Vista Theatre & Echoplex in LA. We'll keep you posted with more details as they come to hand.

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Dwindle and Ally Distribution have come on board as the official North American core & sports market distributors for THE MAN WHO SOULED THE WORLD.

In further distribution news, Champion Visions will be representing the title in the Japanese core market and releasing a subtitled version of the film.

Gotta love the internet. We've stumbled across this post in our forum. Whether you are a skater from the time, still rolling or are just curious, check out this trip down memory lane.

World Industries : Skateboards, Trouble Making & The Underdog

We are happy to announce that Transworld Skateboarding have come on board as the official magazine sponsor for The Man who Souled the World.

Transworld Skateboarding is the biggest skate mag in the world, reaching over 150,000 per issue and have played a critical role in skate history - check out their site here.

THE MAN WHO SOULED THE WORLD premieres at the 2007 Melbourne International Film Festival on
Wednesday 8 August, 9.10pm, in ACMI at Federation Square.

It promises to be a big night, so be sure to book early. Head to www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au to book your tickets.

For those of you in North America and Europe we will keep you posted, and remember to befriend us on myspace to get all the latest information as it comes to hand.

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Whyte House Productions and The Man Who Souled The World's Music Supervisor and Associate Producer, Howard Paar, are pleased to annouce that the following artist's songs will appear in the film:

Nirvana
David Bowie
The Pixies
Mother Love Bone
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Milk
Primus
Public Enemy
Cypress Hill
Soundgarden
The Offspring
The Flaming Lips