Paint Drying is a 2016 British experimental protest film that was produced, directed and shot by Charlie Shackleton. He created the film in protest against film censorship in the United Kingdom and the sometimes-prohibitive cost to independent filmmakers that the classification requirement of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) imposes. The film consists of 607 minutes (10 hours and 7 minutes) of an unchanging view of white paint drying on a brick wall (similar wall pictured). Shackleton made the film to force the BBFC to watch it in its entirety to give the film an age rating classification. Shackleton initially shot 14 hours' worth of footage of paint drying in 4K resolution and opened a Kickstarter campaign to pay the BBFC's per- minute rate for a film as long as possible. It raised £5,936 from 686 backers, paying for a film lasting 10 hours and 7 minutes. After reviewing the film, the BBFC rated it "U" for "Universal", indicating "no material likely to offend or harm".
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1792:
The Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was disbanded following the Russian invasion of Poland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sejm
1935:
A strike by copper miners in Northern Rhodesia ended after six workers were shot and killed by police. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_Copperbelt_strike
1953:
The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (both pictured) became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzing_Norgay
1954:
Diane Leather became the first woman to run a mile in less than five minutes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Leather
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suborn: 1. (also figuratively) To induce (someone) to commit an unlawful or malicious act, especially in a corrupt manner. [from early 16th c.] 2. (specifically, criminal law) To induce (someone, such as a witness) to commit perjury, for example by making a false accusation or giving false evidence. 3. To achieve (some result; specifically, perjury) in a corrupt manner. 4. (archaic) 5. To procure or provide (something) secretly and often in a dishonest manner. 6. To make use of (something), especially for corrupt or dishonest reasons. 7. (obsolete) 8. To aid, assist, or support (something). 9. To furnish or provide (something). 10. To substitute (a thing) for something else, especially secretly and often in a dishonest manner. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/suborn
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