McLUHAN'S WAKE
Original language title: [same]

Country of production: Canada
Year: 2002
Language: English
94 mins.

"The global village" and "the medium is the message" are among the most quoted phrases of the past thirty years. However, few people have gone beyond the catch phrases to explore the vast ideas of Marshall McLuhan, the Canadian thinker whose work was largely ignored in his time. Twenty years after his death, however, McLuhan's work speaks volumes to the era of the internet, cell phones, and other virtual technologies. This dazzling and poetic film explores McLuhan's work and its relevance today, featuring images and sounds of the man himself, as well as commentary by scholars Eric McLuhan, Neil Postman, HARPER's editor Lewis Lapham, and others. The film is narrated by renowned performance artist Laurie Anderson.

Director: Kevin McMahon
Script: David Sobelman
Cinematography: John Minh Tran
Music: Kurt Swinghammer
Editing: Christopher Donaldson
Sound: Grant Edmond, Scott Purdy
Producer: Michael McMahon, Kristina McLaughlin
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Source:
John Sirabella
National Film Board of Canada
350 5th Ave., Ste. 4820
New York, NY 10118, USA
j.sirabella@nfb.ca

A founder of Toronto-based Primitive Entertainment, Kevin McMahon, directed the three-hour Gemini Award winner COD: THE FISH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. He also directed the Genie-nominee THE FALLS and the Hot Docs and Geminis nominee INTELLIGENCE. He has also directed several films for television.

Sunday, March 23
9pm
Gallery Theatre