Alec Zammitt | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Australian |
Other names | Craze |
Occupation | Artist |
Years active | 2006–present |
Employer | Craze collective |
Website | crazeco.org |
Alec Zammitt (born 15 February 1994), known professionally as Craze, is an Australian artist, activist, demolition derby driver and content creator, with a history of publicity stunts & corporate activations. He is the lead member and founder of the Craze Collective and 420 (cannabis culture) protest group 'Who Are We Hurting?'.[1]
Props made by Alec have been featured in many film and television productions.
Film & Television [2] [3]
Alec is credited for work on the below productions.
- 2023 Human Error - 2023 Local Council - By the makers of Fat Pizza & Housos - 2023 Apples Never Fall - 2023 Wizards! featuring Pete Davidson & Orlando Bloom[4] - 2022 Housos: The Thong Warrior (TV Series) (props) - 2022 MalaYerba (TV Series) (props) - 2021 Clickbait (TV Mini Series) (props) - 2020 Housos (TV Series) (props) (props assistant) - 2019 Gåsmamman (TV Series) (props - 2019 Mr Inbetween (TV Series) (props) - 2019 Les Norton (TV Mini Series) (props) - 2019 My Life Is Murder (TV Series) (props) - 2018 Doctor Doctor (TV Series) (props) - 2018 Growing Pains (TV Mini Series) (props) - 2009 Bran Nue Dae (props)
Activism [5][6][7][8]
Who Are We Hurting? 420 Stunts[9][10]
Australia
- On 20 April 2023 the Who Are We Hurting? Army commandeered a motorcade of military vehicles to launch operation 'Driving with THC, shouldn't make you an enemy' in company of Legalise Cannabis NSW Member of Parliament Jeremy Buckingham[11][12][13]
- On 20 April 2022 activists from "Who Are We Hurting?" projected dancing cannabis leafs on Australian Landmarks - Sydney Opera House & Sydney Harbour Bridge[14][15][16][17][18]
- The pairs lawyer Mark Davis has launched a defence based on their implied constitutional right to political expression or communication. The matter is still ongoing.[19]
- On 20 April 2021 activists from Who Are We Hurting? presented $420,000 to Parliament House, Canberra as part of a performance protest.[20][21]
- On 1 April 2020 (April fool's day) activists from 'Who Are We Hurting?' delivered Prime Minister Scott Morrison a pound of artificial cannabis. Kirribilli House[22]
- On 20 April 2019 activists moved in a 9 metre tall cannabis sculpture at Sydney's Martin Place.[23][24]
- On 20 April 2018 activists & hemp health and innovation expo placed cannabis plants over Sydney CBD, the stunt made national headlines with the organizers being interviewed on network tens breakfast tv show Studio 10.[25][26][27][28][29]
- On 20 April 2017 Alec set up a Hydroponic grow room in a store window in the heart of Sydney. Police attended the premises to investigate and found that the plants were artificial and the instillation was allowed to stay.[30][31][32][33]
- On 20 April 2016 activists from 'Who Are We Hurting?' with Australian rapper Hyjak from Hyjak N Torcha raised a giant sign off the highway using 1m diameter wedding party balloons full of helium. Sydney [1]
Other Activism
- In the lead up to the 2023 NSW State Elections, Alec coordinated a crowd funded campaign of digital billboards depicting the slogan 'End Evidence-Free RDT' in support of Jeremy Buckingham and the Legalise Cannabis NSW Party [34][35][36]
Sports
- Demolition derby driver at Sydney Speedway 2014 - 2020
- Guinness World Records Worlds largest Demolition derby attempt at Murray Bridge Speedway 21st April 2018
References
- ^ Herrington, A. J. (2023-01-23). "Australian Activists Face Charges for 4/20 Sydney Opera House Projection Protest". High Times. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Alec 'Craze' Zammitt IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Australia's Kings of Cannabis -Alec Zammitt — Craze™". MAXIM Australia. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ Team, Editorial (2022-07-25). "A VERY buff Orlando Bloom leaves the set of new movie Wizards! with Pete Davidson in Cairns". Craze Board. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "Australia's Kings of Cannabis -Alec Zammitt — Craze™". MAXIM Australia. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ Herrington, A. J. (2023-01-23). "Australian Activists Face Charges for 4/20 Sydney Opera House Projection Protest". High Times. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Green dawn: Advocates hope ACT's cannabis laws pave way for open market". The Canberra Times. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "Leading protagonists held by police in fight to protect cannabis patients". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "This 420 hydroponic weed shopfront is all substance, no actual drugs". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Marijuana plants hidden in plain sight for 4/20 stunt". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Activists launch huge protest against Australia's 'failures on the war on drugs'". LADbible. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Herrington, A. J. (2023-04-24). "Australian Cannabis Activists Protest THC Ban for Drivers". High Times. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ Jones, Steve (2023-04-19). "'We're not the enemy' - activists roll through Sydney in a tank to highlight drug-driving inequality". Cannabiz. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ Tonkin, Shannon (30 June 2022). "'King of cannabis' fights charge over Opera House laser beam stunt". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Leading protagonists held by police in fight to protect cannabis patients". Yahoo News.
- ^ "4/20 activists illuminate Opera House & Harbour Bridge with cannabis art". The Brag.
- ^ 420 Activists shine light on outstanding issues via Australian landmarks, retrieved 2022-09-03
- ^ Colourful 'kings of cannabis' fight charge over 420 Opera House stunt - The Daily Telegraph, retrieved 2022-09-03
- ^ Herrington, A. J. (2023-01-23). "Australian Activists Face Charges for 4/20 Sydney Opera House Projection Protest". High Times. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ Activists take $420k to Parliament House to display daily excise loss - Who Are We Hurting? BTS vlog, retrieved 2022-09-03
- ^ "10 News First - $420K PROTEST Cannabis advocates have..." www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "420 activists deliver a pound of weed to Scott Morrison as peace offering". The Brag. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ Who are we hurting? "POT" PLANT - Police Remove Cannabis Sculpture from Central Sydney, retrieved 2022-09-03
- ^ "A Giant Cannabis Plant Was Put Up At Martin Place Overnight, Here's Why". 10 daily. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ Who are we hurting? Push To Make Medicinal Cannabis Legal Studio 10, retrieved 2022-09-03
- ^ Dopamine (2018-04-19). "Artists hide 'cannabis plants' around Sydney CBD for 420 protest". Dopamine. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ Connellan, Shannon (April 20, 2018). "Marijuana plants hidden in plain sight for 4/20 stunt". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Happy 4/20: Activists Have Hidden Weed Plants All Around Sydney". Junkee. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "These two weapons covered Sydney in 'cannabis plants' to celebrate 4/20". Beat Magazine. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "who are we hurting?". 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Some Blaze Lord Put A Hydroponic Weed Pop-Up In Sydney's Kings X For 4/20". Pedestrian TV. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "A Public Cannabis Nursery Appears in Kings Cross". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "This 420 hydroponic weed shopfront is all substance, no actual drugs". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "Australian state is being called on to stop punishing drivers if they have marijuana in their system". LADbible. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Jeremy Buckingham Makes History as Legalise Cannabis NSW's First Elected MP". friendlyaussiebuds.com. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ Lane, Martin (2023-02-16). "Cannabis campaigners take out billboard ads to protest NSW drug-driving laws". Cannabiz. Retrieved 2023-06-05.