YouTube Comedy Series EconPop Spoofs Back To School Film

YouTube Comedy Series EconPop Spoofs Back To School Film

YouTube Show Examines Economic Lessons In The Rodney Dangerfield Classic Comedy

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just in time for the new school year, the YouTube web series EconPop released "The Economics of Back to School." The series, created by the Moving Picture Institute (MPI) and Emergent Order and hosted by MPI fellow and comedian Andrew Heaton, is not your average movie review show: EconPop uses humor to examine how popular films portray economic ideas such as public choice theory, price controls, and supply and demand.

"Back To School is more than a classic Rodney Dangerfield comedy," said Moving Picture Institute executive vice president Maurice Black. "It's the backdrop for important discussions about the value of a college education and how to earn human capital." "The film reveals different kinds of success," said executive producer John Papola. "The common theme is how people of all ages create value for others."

EconPop airs every month on the EconStories YouTube channel. Previous episodes have covered The LEGO Movie, WALL-E, Ghostbusters, Dallas Buyers Club, and House of Cards. Each episode is accompanied by in-depth, audio podcasts featuring EconPop host Andrew Heaton and scholars such as literature professor Paul Cantor and economist Steve Horwitz.

ABOUT ECONSTORIES: EconStories connects great economics with new audiences through storytelling and entertainment. Founded by John Papola (CEO of Emergent Order, the creative agency that produces EconStories) and Russ Roberts (John and Jean De Nault Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution), EconStories' first two rap videos, Fear the Boom & Bust and Fight of the Century, have been seen by millions. John Papola is an award-winning writer, producer, and director with more than a decade of experience in broadcast television with MTV, Nickelodeon and Spike TV.

ABOUT THE MOVING PICTURE INSTITUTE: The Moving Picture Institute (MPI) is a charitable and educational tax-exempt foundation that promotes freedom through film, comedy, and online media. It does so by developing its own media content in-house, and supporting filmmakers at every phase of their careers. MPI films win awards, appear in theaters and on television, and have drawn praise from the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and more. MPI is supported entirely by the generous contributions of individuals, foundations, and corporations.

SOURCE Moving Picture Institute

Moving Picture Institute

CONTACT: Audrey Mullen, Moving Picture Institute, (202) 270-2772, audrey@advocacyink.com


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