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"If the title of this documentary doesn't get you into the theater, nothing else will -- but here goes: Albert Nerenberg, founder of the movie-trailer-spoof Web site Trailervision, presents an achingly funny look
not at garden-variety double-digit IQ, but at the endemic phenomenon in our society of willful intent to be stupid, or, as the filmmaker puts it, to "resist intelligence." But don't be fooled (or stupid); this film is a thoughtful, often academic investigation into what may be a characteristic unique to our species. Be
warned, however: Tears of laughter may give way to lachrymal frustration at the ubiquity of stupidity in media, organized religion, politics -- heck, throughout our culture. Might you conclude, after viewing "Stupidity," that
Nerenberg has a problem with the dumbing down of America? Duh. "

San Francisco Chronicle

AT A TOPIC THAT RARELY RECEIVES ONE. IT'S ALSO FILLED WITH ENOUGH MORONIC DELIGHT TO ENTERTAIN THE MOST ANTI-INTELLECTUAL JACKASS."

The Calgary Gauntlet

Portland's Newsweekly
Williamette Week

Stupidity

In one of the most compelling and entertaining films of the year, documentarian Albert Nerenberg asks one simple question: What is stupidity? It's much harder to answer than you might think, for, as Einstein theorized, the universe and stupidity are the only things that are infinite--and he had his doubts about the former. Amazingly, there has been no real academic study on stupidity, and there are only a handful of serious books on the topic, but that doesn't stop Nerenberg from blazing forward. The result is a sometimes funny, sometimes terrifying look at the human race and the stupid things it has done over the course of time. One of the theories Stupidity puts forth is that people prefer the act of "resisting intelligence," as it makes them feel more comfortable. In other words, ignorance is bliss. Which would explain why this country is in so much trouble. Thankfully, Nerenberg isn't content with simply pointing a finger and saying things like, "Bush is a moron." Instead, he offers some surprising theories, offering much intelligence behind the veneer of idiocy. Along with Super Size Me, Stupidity is one of the most important films you can see in town this week. Don't miss it. NR (DW)

"STUPIDITY DEFINES OUR MODERN AGE."
The Calgary Herald

"A NEW FILM CALLED STUPIDITY IS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION. YOU'RE...SMART IF YOU SEE IT."
FOX NEWS, THE BIG STORY

"AS ENLIGHTENING AS IT IS ENTERTAINING."
The Calgary Sun
Winner: Best Documentary, Atlantic City Film Festival

Stupidity is the first film to deal directly with massive topic of human stupidity. In fact, one of the film's most controversial assertions, is that the academic world has scandalously avoided stupidity as a topic of study.

Stupidity has been a massive hit wherever it has gone. Selling out film festivals and igniting firestorms of controversy. Taking Best Documentary at the Atlantic City Film Festival, Stupidity is an urgent exploration of the issue of willful stupidity in the modern world.

Stupidity sets out to determine whether our culture is hooked on deliberate ignorance as a strategy for success. From Adam Sandler to George W. Bush, from the IQ test to TV programming, to the origins of the word moron, Stupidity examines the "dumbing down" of contemporary culture. Stupidity embarks on an exhaustive search into its meaning, and the implications of a culture that is obsessed and saturated with stupefying culture. Stupidity careens at warp speed through sound bites on topics from television news and reality TV shows, to Internet sites and popular films. Featuring opinions and comments from some of today�s most recognizable figures, cultural critics, authors and academics, including John Cleese, Noam Chomsky, Selma Hayek and Bill Maher, Stupidity reveals that, despite our culture�s extensive access to knowledge and information, humans continue to choose stupidity.

Commissioned by the Documentary Channel, and directed by Trailervision founder Albert Nerenberg, the feature length documentary suggests that unless stupidity is dealt with, we may all be doomed.

Stupidity runs 70 minutes and is being produced by Trailervision. CNN called Trailervision "an international cult phenomonon" while Yahoo! called it "the next step in cinematic evolution."
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