The War on the War on Drugs

"Hilarious... a lively and well-executed satire... destined for instant pairing with the classic Reefer Madness." - The New York Times

Hilarious and irreverent, poignant and informative, The War on the War on Drugs reveals that a propaganda-filled drug war is ultimately far more dangerous than the drugs it purports to fight. The winner of the award for Best Experimental Feature Film at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival, this feature-length festival favorite channels the anarchic spirit of its 70s ancestors The Groove Tube and Kentucky Fried Movie and offers up a rapid-fire succession of skits and sketches with a unifying anti-authoritarian, pro-drug theme.

Shot on video with a team of non-professional actors, making use of some grainy public domain footage and created with short attention spans in mind, director/writer/producer Cevin Soling weaves together more than 60 independent short scenes in a wide variety of cinematic styles. Exhaustively researched, the film uses factual information to advocate the usage of mind-altering drugs with tongue firmly in cheek and director Cevin Soling's "throw everything against the wall" mentality is infectious.

The parade of bits includes the Mr.Wizard-inspired "Dr. Science," a children's program in which the titular educator shows how to make LSD before giving his young, uninitiated guest the first sample; a comparison between the elementary school drug-prevention program D.A.R.E. and the Hitler Youth; a serial entitled "Satan's Stepchildren," which consists of old black-and-white movie footage re-dubbed with non sequiturs, and "Frogman Versus Welder," a parody of European art films, as well as many more.

Ultimately, The War on the War on Drugs is "a lively and well-executed satire that sweetens its occasional truths with rebellious humor." Don't miss this surreal parody, which has also mined festival gold at the Winslow International Film Festival, where it captured the Clear Creek Award and the High Times Stony Award for Best Documentary.