Cliff Roth
Encyclopedia
Cliff Roth is an American
filmmaker best known for a 1988 parody
of the Just Say No
anti-drug campaign called "The Reagans Speak Out On Drugs." The short re-edits footage from a presidential address by Ronald Reagan
and Nancy Reagan
to suggest they are inaugurating a pro-drug campaign. The audio from that film was sampled by Black Grape
for their 1997 song "Get Higher."
Roth graduated from Binghamton University
in 1979. He teaches digital filmmaking at the Millennium Film Workshop
.
Roth was also director and producer of The Stoned Channel, a 2003 feature film about a television channel made by and for purveyors of marijuana. It premiered at the 2004 Berkeley Video & Film Festival.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
filmmaker best known for a 1988 parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of the Just Say No
Just Say No
"Just Say No" was an advertising campaign, part of the U.S. "War on Drugs", prevalent during the 1980s and early 1990s, to discourage children from engaging in recreational drug use by offering various ways of saying no. Eventually, this also expanded the realm of "Just Say No" to violence and...
anti-drug campaign called "The Reagans Speak Out On Drugs." The short re-edits footage from a presidential address by Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
and Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan
Nancy Davis Reagan is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989....
to suggest they are inaugurating a pro-drug campaign. The audio from that film was sampled by Black Grape
Black Grape
Black Grape were a 1990s rock band from England, featuring former members of Happy Mondays. The group's music was funky and eclectic, using varied instrumentation and samples.-History:...
for their 1997 song "Get Higher."
Roth graduated from Binghamton University
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...
in 1979. He teaches digital filmmaking at the Millennium Film Workshop
Millennium Film Workshop
The Millennium Film Workshop is a non-profit media arts center and cinema located in the East Village neighborhood of New York City dedicated to the exhibition, study, and practice of avant-garde and experimental film, video, and all technologies of the moving image.- History :An integral part of...
.
Roth was also director and producer of The Stoned Channel, a 2003 feature film about a television channel made by and for purveyors of marijuana. It premiered at the 2004 Berkeley Video & Film Festival.