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Programming the Nation?

Programming the Nation?

Are we all brainwashed? Or, have we lost our minds?

2011 1h 44mDocumentary

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.

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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.

The vibe

propagandapoliticsconsumerismadvertisingiraq wardeficit spendingsubliminal 

Behind it

Jeff WarrickDirector

Cast

Douglas RushkoffDouglas RushkoffSelf
Noam ChomskyNoam ChomskySelf
Amy GoodmanAmy GoodmanSelf
Dennis KucinichDennis KucinichSelf
Mark Crispin MillerMark Crispin MillerSelf

Director

Jeff Warrick

Release date

19 Aug 2011

Runtime

1h 44m

Studio

Ignite Productions, Digital Media Factory

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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