In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the much-anticipated Orwellian year, Paik and Co. were keen to demonstrate satellite TV's ability to serve positive ends-- Namely, the intercontinental exchange of culture, combining both highbrow and entertainment elements. A live broadcast shared between WNET TV in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, linked up with broadcasters in Germany and South Korea, reached a worldwide audience of over 10 or even 25 million (including the later repeat transmissions).
Nam June Paik
Director, Writer
Emile Ardolino
Director
Leslie Fuller
Writer
Mitchell Kriegman
Writer
George Plimpton
Self - Host
Claude Villers
Self - Co-Host
Peter Gabriel
Self
Laurie Anderson
Self
Joseph Beuys
Self
John Cage
Self
Robert Combas
Self
Merce Cunningham
Self
Salvador Dalí
Self (archive footage)
Aziz Ansari: Right Now71%
Stop Making Sense83%
Jackass: The Movie63%
Roger & Me70%
Daft Punk Unchained71%
Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act75%
Kevin Hart: What Now?64%
Piece by Piece72%
Western Stars70%
This Is It73%
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show79%
Rain of Madness68%
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé80%
An Evening with Kevin Smith74%
David Bowie: Five Years75%
WHAM!73%
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert82%
Live Aid79%
An Evening with Robin Williams73%
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .559%
