A jolly, Mussolini-loving agent, an aspiring martial artist/singer, a paparazzo wrangler-cum-outlaw and the prime minister of Italy are just a few of the outlandish personalities in this documentary that explores the mad world of Italian television. In a country obsessed with game shows and reality television and whose leader owns a controlling stake in much of its media, what sort of life is worth living and what sort of example is worth following? Videocracy quietly asks these questions while casually observing its subjects go to auditions, attend lavish parties and get thrown into jail, often receiving jaw-dropping answers.

Expected to be in attendance:  Director Erik Gandini

Erik Gandini: ìBerlusconiís commercial television has been a strong experience for me and my generation. No other Italian has influenced the content of particularly commercial television in Italy like him, all this raised a question in me: What has happened to the countryís soul?î 

Erik Gandini: ìBerlusconiís commercial television has been a strong experience for me and my generation. No other Italian has influenced the content of particularly commercial television in Italy like him, all this raised a question in me: What has happened to the countryís soul?î