Shop 'til you drop : the crisis of consumerism /
"Are we too materialistic? Are we willfully trashing the planet in our pursuit of things? And what's the source of all this frenetic consumer energy and desire anyway? In a fast-paced tour of the ecological and psychological terrain of American consumer culture, Shop 'Til You Drop cha...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Optional English subtitles. |
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Northampton, MA :
Media Education Foundation,
[2010]
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| Summary: | "Are we too materialistic? Are we willfully trashing the planet in our pursuit of things? And what's the source of all this frenetic consumer energy and desire anyway? In a fast-paced tour of the ecological and psychological terrain of American consumer culture, Shop 'Til You Drop challenges us to confront these questions head-on. Taking aim at the high-stress, high-octane pace of fast-lane materialism, the film moves beneath the seductive surfaces of the commercial world to show how the flip side of accumulation is depletion -- the slow, steady erosion of both natural resources and basic human values. In the end, Shop 'Til You Drop helps us make sense of the economic turbulence of the moment, providing an unflinching, riveting look at the relationship between the limits of consumerism and our never-ending pursuit of happiness"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced in 2009. Special features: director' s cut (80 min.). Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, NTSC. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography and sound recording, Jeff Deveraux ; original music, Jonah Sharp ; narrator, Alex Peterson. |
| ISBN: | 1932869409 9781932869408 |