Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies

Director Larry Weinstein
Year 2019
Run Time 92min
Genre Documentary
In an era of widespread misinformation, this timely documentary looks at the history of propaganda and how modern techniques are shaping the medium in unprecedented and terrifying ways.

Director

Larry Weinstein

Weinstein has received three Gemini awards for his work, including Best Direction for Beethoven’s Hair. Weinstein also directed the docs Mulroney: The Opera, The Devil’s Horn, Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star, and Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas, and co-directed Our Man In Tehran. His latest, Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies, premiered at Hot Docs 2019.

Writers

David Mortin, Andrew Edmonds

Cast

Marilyn Monroe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Freddie Prinze Jr, Charles Chaplin

Producers

Bernd Wilting, Aeschylus Poulos, Sonya Di Rienzo, Matthias von der Heide

Genre

Documentary

Interests

Arts and Culture, Cult & Offbeat Cinema, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

TVO