CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 1h 2m

Advertising at the Edge of the Apocalypse

Documentary

In this highly anticipated sequel to his groundbreaking, ADVERTISING AND THE END OF THE WORLD, media scholar Sut Jhally explores the devastating personal and environmental fallout from advertising, commercial culture, and rampant American consumerism. Ranging from the emergence of the modern advertising industry in the early 20th century to the full-scale commercialization of the culture today, Jhally identifies one consistent message running throughout all of advertising: the idea that corporate brands and consumer goods are the keys to human happiness. He then shows how this powerful narrative, backed by billions of dollars a year and propagated by the best creative minds, has blinded us to the catastrophic costs of ever-accelerating rates of consumption.

Directed bySut Jhally, Jeremy Earp

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 2m
Language
EN
Released
March 20, 2018
Studios
Media Education Foundation

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Sut Jhally

Sut Jhally

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Directed by
Sut Jhally
Sut Jhally
Jeremy Earp
Written by
Jeremy Earp
Sut Jhally
Sut Jhally
Produced by
Loretta Alper

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