In the forest of the media /

With a mix of satire and documentary filmmaking, Kim Dong Won explores the extent to which mainstream media has infiltrated our lives. In South Korea, the average 70-year-old would have spent 7 years and 9 months of his or her life watching TV. With kids being raised on TV cartoon shows and entire f...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Kim, Tong-wŏn, 1955- (Director)
Format:	Video
Language:	Korean
Language Notes:	This edition in Korean with English subtitles.
Published:	Honolulu, HI : Asia Pacific Films, 1993.
Series:	Asian film online
Subjects:	Television > Korea (South) Mass media > Korea (South) Télévision > Corée du Sud. Médias > Corée du Sud. Mass media. Television. Korea (South) Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	With a mix of satire and documentary filmmaking, Kim Dong Won explores the extent to which mainstream media has infiltrated our lives. In South Korea, the average 70-year-old would have spent 7 years and 9 months of his or her life watching TV. With kids being raised on TV cartoon shows and entire families glued to TV screens, an unlikely proposition is made: switch off the television set for one full month, and your family will receive 300,000 Korean won.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013). Festivals: Focus On - Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (38 min.)).
Playing Time:	00:38:29