Final Thoughts on Who Controls the Media
Michael Moore
Thursday, 08 Feb 1996 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Michael Moore is the host, writer, director and executive producer of TV Nation, a ground-breaking , satirical news magazine which appeared on NBC and FOX. he produced and directed"Roger and me," a political satire about his quest to convince General motors Chairman Roger B. Smith to visit Flint which was devastated by the General Motors plant shutdowns. The film was the highest grossing documentary of all times and enabled Moore to establish the Center for Alternative Media, a foundation supporting independent filmmakers and social action groups.Part of the National Affairs Series - Reexaming the American Dream
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