Movies: Consumerism

  • 2023
    Getting Fired From Office

    Getting Fired From Office (2023)

    Getting Fired From Office

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    After "Getting Ready For Office" where Mr. *#@% gets late to his office, he gets fired. He finds freedom in this adverse situation, but slowly things take a dark turn which leads him to addiction. We follow him in his journey in his new reality....

    Getting Fired From Office
  • 1966
    So This Is God's Country?

    So This Is God's Country? (1966)

    So This Is God's Country?

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    A Mondo documentary focused on the 1960's American lifestyle, consumerism, religion, adversity, and oddity. An outsider's look at a country afflicted by episodes of racism and neo -Nazism. Scenes of a Ghost Town, LSD in NYC, Sunset Strip Los Angeles...

    So This Is God's Country?
  • 1969
    No Measure of Health

    No Measure of Health (1969)

    No Measure of Health

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    No Measure of Health profiles Kyle Magee, an anti-advertising activist from Melbourne, Australia, who for the past 10 years has been going out into public spaces and covering over for-profit advertising in various ways. The film is a snapshot of his ...

    No Measure of Health
  • 2008
    Arrosez-les bien !

    Arrosez-les bien ! (2008)

    Arrosez-les bien !

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    Arrosez-les bien !
  • 2022
    Cadbury at Christmas

    Cadbury at Christmas (2022)

    Cadbury at Christmas

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    Behind the scenes at the confectionery company's base in Bournville near Birmingham as staff gear up for the festive season, hitting the factory floor to discover how popular treats Roses are made, with the focus on the creation of the hazelnut in ca...

    Cadbury at Christmas
  • 1955
    Les héritiers

    Les héritiers (1955)

    Les héritiers

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    Gilles Groulx's first film shot in 1955 with a camera borrowed from his brother and edited during his spare time when he worked as an editor at the Radio-Canada news service a few years before he joined the NFB. Silent film, presented as its author l...

    Les héritiers
  • 2013
    American Wasteland

    American Wasteland (2013)

    American Wasteland

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    An essay about middle America and the destruction caused by mindless mass consumption....

    American Wasteland
  • 1978
    The Bronswik Affair

    The Bronswik Affair (1978)

    The Bronswik Affair

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    This funny yet serious short film demonstrates the effectiveness of advertising and the marketing machine. Its comic appeal lies in the characters and the absurd situations they find themselves in, but it also shines a harsh light on our tendency tow...

    The Bronswik Affair
  • 2024
    Hotel Chocolat at Christmas

    Hotel Chocolat at Christmas (2024)

    Hotel Chocolat at Christmas

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    In the lead-up to the festive bonanza, an exclusive look inside the chocolate-maker's inventing room, and its 'chocolate imaginarium' too. Prepare for special choc drinks and cranberry treats....

    Hotel Chocolat at Christmas
  • 1998
    Escape from Affluenza

    Escape from Affluenza (1998)

    Escape from Affluenza

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    A look at how to avoid the consumerism and materialism rampant in today's society....

    Escape from Affluenza
  • 2002
    Optimizer Customizer

    Optimizer Customizer (2002)

    Optimizer Customizer

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    A feminine machine, stuffed with modern nano-technology and useless operations is depicted in this mixed-media 2D animation short, highlighting the consequences of consumerism and the downfall of civilized society. The machine reminiscent of a two-di...

    Optimizer Customizer
  • 2007
    Gimme Green

    Gimme Green (2007)

    Gimme Green

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    Gimme Green is a humorous look at the American obsession with the residential lawn and the effects it has on our environment, our wallets and our outlook on life. From the limitless subdivisions of Florida to sod farms in the arid southwest, Gimme Gr...

    Gimme Green
  • 1982
    Do it Yourself

    Do it Yourself (1982)

    Do it Yourself

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    A short film on throw-away culture and TV...

    Do it Yourself
  • 1989
    S.O.S.

    S.O.S. (1989)

    S.O.S.

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    A film released by Family International featuring 7 pop songs promoting their religious philosophy....

    S.O.S.
  • 2008
    She Who Measures

    She Who Measures (2008)

    She Who Measures

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    Are we truly free? Are our desires truly our own or merely imposed products of the society we live in? The question this film is asking is this: are we slaves to the culture and society we were born in or is there a way to escape after all?...

    She Who Measures
  • 2025
    Clean Meat - 100% menschlich

    Clean Meat - 100% menschlich (2025)

    Clean Meat - 100% menschlich

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    A steak. Grilled to perfection. Tender. Juicy. 100% sustainable. No animal had to die. But... there is a catch....

    Clean Meat - 100% menschlich
  • 2024
    African American Express

    African American Express (2024)

    African American Express

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    African American Express is an abstract animation exploring the impact of consumerism in the Black community. Told in the style of Soviet Propaganda, this animated short dissects the pattern of excessive materialism and consumption prevalent within t...

    African American Express
  • 2008
    Criança, a Alma do Negócio

    Criança, a Alma do Negócio (2008)

    Criança, a Alma do Negócio

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    Filmmaker Estela Renner analyzes the effects that mass media and advertising have on children, showing how the industry discovered that they are the best targets for selling products. In addition to listening to them, the film talks to parents who re...

    Criança, a Alma do Negócio
  • 1967
    The Great Society

    The Great Society (1967)

    The Great Society

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    A parade of popular consumer items cut to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". A great example of Pop Art in film....

    The Great Society
  • 1969
    The Invisibles

    The Invisibles (1969)

    The Invisibles

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    A homeless man explores the bustling city after receiving a fragmented mirror piece from a mysterious, odd-looking figure....

    The Invisibles