Dark side of the moon / directed by William Karel.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Karel, William.

Contributor:

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Filmakers Library online

Filmakers library online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kubrick, Stanley.

Impostors and imposture.

Moon--Exploration--Miscellanea.

Moon.

Genre:

Documentary.

Trivia and miscellanea.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (52 min.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2004.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

The progress of film and television technology has made it possible to manipulate images without it being obvious. Even the use of archival pictures is no guarantee for authenticity since they can be used to substantiate different "facts." During an interview with Stanley Kubrick's widow the story came to light that Kubrick contributed to the popular success of the US space program with his film 2001: A Space Odyssey. He had the support of NASA which realized the film would popularize its costly space program. The director of this "documentary" took this revelation one step further by inventing an astonishing scenario for the images of the moon landing, and validating it with "hijacked" archival footage and authentic interviews out of context. This film should have your class humbled in the realization of how difficult it is to separate truth from manipulation in the media. The film will be useful in media studies classes.

Notes:

Originally released as DVD.

Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2011. (Filmakers library online). Available via World Wide Web.

Other Format:

1282

OCLC:

747796895

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.