Paint Drying, rated U, is a 2016 film that was produced, directed, and shot by Charlie Shackleton, to protest film censorship in the UK and the cost to independent filmmakers. The film contains 10 hours & 7 minutes of white paint drying on a brick wall, forcing the BBFC to watch all ten hours to give the film an age rating classification. He initially shot 14 hours of 4K footage and opened a Kickstarter to pay the BBFC's per-minute rate for as long as possible. It raised £5,936 from 686 backers.
@ned I mean, on one level that's hilarious. The problem is that "The BBFC" didn't watch all ten hours. Not even their CEO. Some poor schmuck who isn't responsible for the system (or even for whatever happened to Shackleton to annoy him enough to do that) did. Bit harsh on that guy.
It's a bit like being pissed off by some ancient Roman senator, thinking "I'll show you" and beating up one of his slaves. Very little effect on its intended target.
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