Orwell rolls in his grave

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Orwell rolls in his grave

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Sag Harbor-Basement Pictures presents ; a Sky Island Films release ; in association with Magic Lamp ; a film by Robert Kane Pappas ; written, directed, filmed and edited by Robert Kane Pappas ; produced by Miriam Foley

Language

eng

Summary

"They could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality. . .and were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening." So wrote George Orwell in his novel "1984" a striking similarity to the current state of civic cluelessness. "1984" is no longer a date in the future. This documentary points out that today in America, media outlets are owned by five or six corporations, and the likes of Rupert Murdoch, GE, Sony, and the Disney Corporation are beholden to nothing but the bottom line. The seeming multiplicity of choices belies the actual concentration and vertical integration of the media in the hands of a few super-rich individuals. This film avers that a media monopoly is fatal to a democratic society, and raises several questions about this state of affairs: How is news reporting affected? How much influence do media lobbyists have over federal communication policies? Most frighteningly, do the corporate media reflect public opinion or create it?

Cataloging source

ILO

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Photography, Robert Kane Pappas and Alan Hostetter ; music written and performed by Paul Chapin and Extra Virgin Mary ; creative consultants, Terri Needham, Tom Blackburn

Dewey number

301.161
302.23

Intended audience

MPAA Rating: Not rated

LC call number

HN90.M3

LC item number

.O79 2006

PerformerNote

Danny Schecter, Mark Crispin Miller, Charles Lewis, Robert W. McChesney, Mark Lloyd, Michael Moore, Bernie Sanders, Aurora Wallace, Greg Palast, Jim Ryan, Joe Klines, Vincent Bugliosi, Jeff Cohen, Jeff Chester, John Nichols

Runtime

105

Technique

live action

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