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The Gobi Lumberjacks and the art of urban pranks

The cover page of the local alternative weekly caught my eye the other day, as I have a soft spot for pranks and pranksters: "Pranksters. In praise of pantsless train rides, public park pillow fights and shattering the human condition." I learned of the Gobi Lumberjacks, "a ragtag group of urban jesters who've helped organize...anarchic displays of surrealism in Atlanta since early 2008."

Radical Jesters: A film with 11 pranksters, provocateurs, culture jammers, and situationists

On the heels of the last post about Adbusters legal victory, here's a film that explores some similar themes and which looks quite intriguing. Tim Jackson directs Radical Jesters, spotlighting "11 hoaxers, culture jammers, performers, Situationists, and Interventionists who find entertaining ways to provoke thinking and discussion on a range of important cultural issues from the use of public space to feminism to advertising and celebrity."

Watch it online (the preview is embedded below and links have been added for each section) or buy it for only $10 at RadicalJesters.com.