As promised, we have a big announcement for you today: 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio will be available for theatrical and group screenings starting March 5! This is the moment we have been working towards for almost three years and we are excited to be able to share the film with all of…
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35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio – Official Trailer
Here it is, the first official trailer for 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio!! The film is a journey through the history of college radio and its impact on music and culture, as told by the students who were on the air and the bands they made famous. Featuring members of Devo, Bratmobile, Pixies,…
First full trailer drops on College Radio Day 2023!
We’re proud to continue our partnership with the College Radio Foundation by releasing the first full trailer for 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio on College Radio Day, which will be Friday, October 6, 2023. It will be your chance to see a quick preview of the film, and to learn more about our…
Today is College Radio Day 2022!
That’s right, today is College Radio Day 2022 and we encourage you to tune-in to your local college radio station, or if you don’t have a local station, find a stream online. For more information about this really cool event, visit https://www.collegeradio.org. We also want to take this opportunity to announce that we are returning…
We did it!! Our Kickstarter campaign was a success!
Our Kickstarter campaign has ended and we made our goal…and then some! Thanks to your support, we have raised $52,452 and now we will get to work making “35000 Watts” a reality. When we first began working on this idea over a year ago, little did we know we’d have hundreds of people donating money…
35000 Watts Partners With the College Radio Foundation
We are happy to announce that the College Radio Foundation has partnered with 35000 Watts to help promote the documentary and our current Kickstarter campaign. Through its outreach programs and events, most notably College Radio Day and Vinylthon, the CRF raises the profile of college radio stations across the country and encourages increased student participation in the medium…
35000 Watts partners with The Film Collaborative for fiscal sponsorship
35000 Watts is proud to announce that The Film Collaborative will serve as the exclusive fiscal sponsor for the project. Partnering with The Film Collaborative not only allows us to accept tax-deductible donations, it also gives us access to a wonderful organization with many additional benefits. When donating to one of their sponsored projects, you…
Jennifer Waits on the typical college radio station
In this outtake from the film, college radio historian Jennifer Waits talks about what a typical college radio station looks like. We had a small lighting issue in the first few minutes of her interview but I wanted to share this clip anyway because it is so accurate. Jennifer has definitely seen a lot of…
What’s the Film About? (Video)
Even though the subtitle is “The Story of College Radio”, we still occasionally have people asking us what the subject of “35000 Watts” is. For our very first video sneak peek, we thought we’d let a few of our interviewees explain, in their own words, what the film is all about.
Allison Wolfe of Bratmobile
Our final interview of the LA shoot was with Allison Wolfe, an original riot grrrl and member of a laundry list of bands, including Bratmobile and Cold Cold Hearts. Her experience starting an all-girl punk band in the Pacific Northwest was an entirely new perspective to explore, and our interview touched on a host of…