Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies

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Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
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Directed by Larry Weinstein
Written byDavid Mortin
Andrew Edmonds
Produced by Aeschylus Poulos
Bernd Wilting
Sonya Di Rienzo
Matthias von der Heide
CinematographyJohn Minh Tran
Edited by David New
Music byRaffael Seyfried
Andreas Schafer
Production
companies
Hawkeye Pictures
Taglicht Media
Release date
  • April 28, 2019 (2019-04-28)(Hot Docs)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Larry Weinstein. [1] The film examines the nature and history of propaganda, particularly the use of visual art to promote both positive and negative social messaging. [2]

The film premiered at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. [3] As of October 2021, 83% of the six critical reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. [4] David New received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Editing in a Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [5]

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References

  1. Chris Knight, "Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies is a reminder that there are levels of information more insidious than ‘fake news’". National Post , July 19, 2019.
  2. Frank Scheck, "'Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter , May 9, 2019.
  3. "Documentary on Colten Boushie case to open Toronto's Hot Docs festival". CBC News Indigenous, March 19, 2019.
  4. "Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, February 18, 2020.