A star-studded investigation into the business of censorship. This film offers an expose of the notoriously secretive methods of the Motion Picture Association of America's rating board. Featuring interviews with Kevin Smith, John Waters and Mary Harron

Kirby Dick's film reveals the hypocrisy of America's screen censors, their notoriously contradictory attiudes to onscreen depiction of violence and sex. It features astonishing archivel footage and interviews with a wealth of film directors including Atom Egoyan, Kevin Smith, John Waters, Mary Harron and South Park's Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Dick's mission to identify the anonymous men and women who pass judgement on the 'suitability' of American movies and his quest for clearly stated rules finally sees the filmmaker resorting to an ingenious narrative device: the hiring of a highly resourceful private investigator.

By turns angry, hilarious and outspoken, This Film Is Not Yet Rated asks whether Hollywood movies and independent films are rated equally for comparable content and whether sexual content in gay-themed movies is given harsher ratings penalties than their hetrosexual counterparts. At heart, though, Dick's breakthrough film into the MPAA is a smile and timely plea for transparency.