Programming the Nation?
“Are we all brainwashed? Or, have we lost our minds?”
2011•1h 44m•6.2•Released
Documentary
Programming the Nation? takes an encompassing look at the history of subliminal messaging in America. According to many authorities, since the late 1950s subliminal content has been tested and delivered through all forms of mass-media including Hollywood filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock and William Friedkin. Even our modern military has been accused of these practices in the "war on terror" against soldiers and civilians both abroad and at home. With eye-opening footage, revealing interviews, humorous anecdotes, and an array of visual effects, the film categorically explores the alleged usage of subliminals in advertising, music, film, television, anti-theft devices, political propaganda, military psychological operations, and advanced weapons development. Director Jeff Warrick makes it his personal mission to determine if these manipulative tactics have succeeded in "programming the nation?" Or, if subliminal messaging belongs in the category of what many consider urban legend.
Director
Jeff Warrick
Languages
English
Studio
Ignite Productions
Cast
Douglas Rushkoff
Self
Noam Chomsky
Self
Amy Goodman
Self
Dennis Kucinich
Self
Mark Crispin Miller
Self
Production
Company
Ignite Productions
Company
Digital Media Factory
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