DVD
2 of 2 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
- WASHINGTON SQUARE: Audiovisual Collection
Recorder : the Marion Stokes project
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, closed-captioned.
Publication Information
[New York, NY] : Zeitgeist Films, [2020]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (87 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Marion Stokes was secretly recording American television 24 hours a day for thirty years. It started in 1979 with the Iranian Hostage Crisis at the dawn of the twenty-four-hour news cycle. It ended on December 14, 2012, while the Sandy Hook massacre played on television as Marion passed away. In between, Marion recorded on 70,000 VHS tapes, capturing revolutions, lies, wars, triumphs, catastrophes, bloopers, talk shows, and commercials that told us who we were, and show how television shaped the world of today.
Notes
Title from disc surface.
Originally released as a documentary in 2019.
Bonus featues: Audio commentary by director Matt Wolf ; episodes of Marion Stokes's TV show Input ; theatrical trailer.