"1984" Mash Up Producer Turns To Wolfowitz
Phil de Vellis, whose anti-Hillary Clinton "1984" mash up video was seen 3 million times on Youtube.com, has released a new parody -- this one of embattled World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz. The new video "The Bank" borrows clips from the TV show "The Office" in its portrayal of Wolfowitz. So far it has more than 10,000 views.
De Vellis was hired as a freelancer by the global online activist group Avaaz.org, which is among those petitioning for Wolfowitz to leave, despite his apology for helping negotiate a job and pay increase for his girlfriend, who also worked for the World Bank.
In an interview with Technology Daily, de Vellis said he got the idea because Wolfowitz reminded him of Steve Carell's character on Office Space Michael Scott. De Vellis said he spent all day working on the video on his laptop and finished it Thursday morning. "It's a moving story. We wanted to get it out there," de Vellis said of the short turn around time on the video.
De Vellis has been weighing various job offers since "resigning" from Blue State Digital, after his identity as the producer of the anti-Hillary video became public. He said he decided to take this on because he believes Wolfowitz can no longer lead an organization dedicated to eliminating world poverty.
"It's sad it has someone at the helm who puts personal and political needs ahead of the organization," de Vellis said.
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