Shadows of Liberty

Name: Shadows of Liberty
Director: Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Released: 2012

Jean-Philippe Tremblay 2012

Shadows of Liberty reveals the extraordinary truth behind the news media: censorship, cover-ups and corporate control.
Filmmaker Jean-Philippe Tremblay takes an intrepid journey through the darker corridors of the American media landscape, where global conglomerates call the shots. For decades, their overwhelming influence has distorted news journalism and compromised its values.
In highly revealing stories, renowned journalists, activists and academics give insider accounts of a broken media system. With Danny Glover, Julian Assange, Dan Rather, Roberta Baskin, and many others.

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Running Time:

53 min.

Spoken Languages:

English

Directors:

Jean-Philippe Tremblay

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Jean-Philippe Tremblay

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Video LIbrarian

Thanks to the new and pervasive role of the Internet, the stakes for the free flow of information have never been higher, so this documentary—which is likely to raise blood pressure and spark heated discussions—is recommended.
Educational Media Reviews Online

Highly recommended for all libraries, Shadows of Liberty is thought-provoking resource for business, journalism, and social science courses
The Hollywood Reporter

The timing couldn't be better for a theatrical documentary about a corporate made monopoly in american journalism
Neil Young's Film Lounge

Frightening, enlightening, anger-inducing, thrilling
Art Threat

a slick, masterful political essay on the degradation of contemporary journalism

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IDFA
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Vancouver
Bergen IFF
Jihlava Int. Documentary Film Festival
Canberra
Montreal
Mexico DocsDF
Biografilm Bologna
Holmfirth

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