Advertising and the End of the World

Advertising and the End of the World

46 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1998

Focusing directly on the world of commercial images, Sut Jhally asks some basic questions about the cultural messages emanating from this market-based view of the world: Do our present arrangements deliver what they claim -- happiness and satisfaction? Can we think about our collective as well as our private interests? And, can we think long-term as well as short-term?

Advertising and the End of the World

46 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1998

Advertising and the End of the World
Focusing directly on the world of commercial images, Sut Jhally asks some basic questions about the cultural messages emanating from this market-based view of the world: Do our present arrangements deliver what they claim -- happiness and satisfaction? Can we think about our collective as well as our private interests? And, can we think long-term as well as short-term?
Producers Media Education Foundation
Original title Advertising and the End of the World
Directors Sut Jhally
Writers Sut Jhally

Cast