DVD 105 mins
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Sag Harbor - Basement Pictures (2006)
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#427

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Owner:
Ben
Documentary
USA  /  English

Mark Crispin Miller Himself
Greg Palast Himself
Michael Moore Himself
(Rep.) Bernie Sanders Himself
Danny Schecter Himself
Vincent Bugliosi Himself

Director Robert Kane Pappas
Producer Miriam Foley
Writer Robert Kane Pappas; Tom Blackburn
Cinematography Robert Kane Pappas; A. Hostetter
Musician Paul Chapin

"The most chilling of all new-wave political documentaries" - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for the truth? Are Americans being sold a bill of goods by a handful of transnational media corporations and political elites whose interest have little in common with the interests of the American people? Orwell Rolls In His Grave explores what the media doesn't like to talk about - itself.

Filmmaker Robert Kane Pappas has brought together an ex-60 Minutes producer, a United States Congressman, as well as some of the country's leading intellectual voices on the media to examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is the modern mainstream media. Does the corporate media reflect public opinion, or create it? Did the media help George W. Bush steal the presidency and market the war in Iraq?

From the very size of the media monopolies and how they got that way to who decides what gets on the air and what doesn't, Orwell Rolls In His Grave moves through a troubling list of questions and news stories that go unanswered and unreported in the mainstream media. Are Americans being given the information a democracy needs to survive, or have they been electronically lobotomized?

Orwell Rolls In His Grave reminds us that 1984 is no longer a date in the future.

"The boldest and most incendiary film to be shown at the Sundance Film Festival, not to mention the most important" - Hollywood Elsewhere

"a marvel of passionate succinctness" - Variety

Edition Details
Distributor Plastic Head Vision
Barcode 803341177529
Region Any Region
Release Date 4/18/2006
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio 1.33 (4:3)
Audio Tracks Mono - English
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 9/8/2007
Purchase Price $21.40
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