Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
In this compelling and still timely documentary, linguist and liberal political activist Noam Chomsky presents his ideas on how the mass media works against the best interests of democracy. He argues that the corporations that control the outlets from which most people get their news are selectively picking what to cover for their own reasons and private agendas, rather than being the impartial news-dispensing entities we believe them to be.
Directed by Mark Achbar, who later made The Corporation, and the late Peter Wintonick, one of our country’s leading documentarians, Manufacturing Consent is a fascinating analysis of how society and the media are driven by corporate interest, and a primer on how to be a well informed citizen in spite of it all.
Directed by Mark Achbar, who later made The Corporation, and the late Peter Wintonick, one of our country’s leading documentarians, Manufacturing Consent is a fascinating analysis of how society and the media are driven by corporate interest, and a primer on how to be a well informed citizen in spite of it all.
Directors
Mark Achbar
Achbar is an award-winning filmmaker and producer who directed and produced The Corporation, which won several awards, including the Special Jury Award at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and the Genie Award for Best Documentary. He has directed many shorts, and the feature documentary Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media. He has executive produced numerous documentaries, including Waterlife, Surviving Progress, Marmato, My Mother Was Here, and Fairy Creek.
Producers
Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick, Adam Symansky
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, History, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributors
Mongrel Media, Zeitgeist Films
