Discarnate - McLuhan's Wake
This item is only available for Canadian orders.Catalogue Number: RTV092
Producer: RESEARCHTV INC.
Producers: Pepper, Gordon
Directors: Pepper, Gordon
Producing Agencies: Pepper Films
Subject: Biography, Canadian Social Issues, Consumer Studies, Documentary, Experimental, Health, Media and Communications, Media Literacy, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Sciences, Tech/Voc
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2022
Running Time: 16:43
This experimental documentary film explores the unique personality and intellectual brilliance of Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan, including his uncanny predictions regarding the effects of communication technologies on culture and society.
Directed by Gordon Pepper.
2022 Jury Award - Best Experimental Film, UK
Official Selection - 2022 BIFF Award, Sweden
Discarnate: McLuhan's Wake masterfully integrates scientific articles, intellectual discourse, interviews, and archival footage, skilfully juxtaposing McLuhan’s historical insights. This dynamic fusion powerfully underscores the enduring relevance and paramount importance of McLuhan’s intellectual concepts in shaping today’s human condition. The film compellingly argues for its worthiness of a film award, offering a potent testament to the profound impact of McLuhan’s ideas on the intricate interplay between humanity and technology in the contemporary world.
Our Felicitations!
Dieter Wieczorek, Festival Director
Festival international Signes de Nuit (Paris)
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