Working for the Man: The building, burning and disappearance of Black Rock City 2000
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Film Overview

View Official Website	Release Date: 2002-01-01 Running Time: 1:05 Content Rating: PG (Parental Guidance)	DVD Region: All Regions Media Format: NTSC-DVD Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Audio Language(s): English
Genres: Documentary >> Art & Artists Influences: George Kuchar!

Synopsis

Working for the Man is the first ever attempt by a film/video-maker to tell the story of Burning Man's organizers and the Department of Public Works, the crew who build the city. You'll hear the story of the first burns, see rare archival footage, and watch as BRC comes to life and disappears.

Unlike a lot of other films and videos on the subject, WFTM does not begin with the scream of techno and bouncing boobs (though these appear later), but rather with the story of how Larry Harvey, Mikel Mikel, Jerry James and John Law ended up in the Black Rock Desert in the first place.

A low-fi, low-tech, and in-your-face experience, WFTM was made with a Digital 8 camera, edited on Final Cut Pro between 2000-2001, and was recently remastered using Pro Tools. Originally made as an early calling card of sorts, a means to prove to family members that something tangible can come from entertainment, this little film, though old, has become so much more.

Burning Man is one of the most influential events in modern history; please enjoy this low-fi, true to the diy experience video!

Includes bonus feature: "Trailer Park Brain Suckers," an animated science-fiction musical about a girl battling an alien out to steal her father's brain in order to fuel his space ship.

Originally premiered in May of 2001, the official "release" took place in early 2002, and I've been tinkering with the formula ever since. Someday, when I've got time on my hands, I'll put together a "deluxe" edition.

Crew

Production Company: Eighty Feet Tall | bio
EFT was created as a means for the director and executive producer, Susan Barron, to pay her way through two private schools, including the University of Southern California, where she received a MFA in Cinema-Television Production in 2004.

Upon graduating, she upgraded her equipment and techniques, but there will always be a place in her heart for "Working for the Man," her first documentary.

For more information, you may go to http://www.eightyfeettall.com

Bonus Features

Music Videos

Accolades

Press Reviews

Andie Grace | show/hide snippet
"In the summer of 2000, Susan Barron set off to the desert with her cameras. Before Burning Man, before the DPW crew even arrived, and when there was nothing on the playa but the winds, she began work on a documentary about the building of Black Rock City from nothing to everything and back again. No one has ever attempted this project, and to see it carried out by this subdued, thoughtful waif of a woman ("Quiet Girl Productions" is the name of her production company) is strong testament to her determination and perseverance. Susan was there from day one, weathering the harsh conditions of life in the desert, stayed all the way through cleanup, and even travelled to various public meetings to capture all that she could for her film."
Bob Stahl | show/hide snippet
"Susan Barron's "Working for the Man" pops with the Power, Passion, and Pathos of Burning Man's DPW in a tits-out blockbuster manner reminiscent of Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin" with a touch of Carpenter's "Escape from New York"...two greasy, blood-caked, fishy-smelling thumbs up!"