Orwell Rolls in His Grave

Orwell Rolls in His Grave
film poster
Directed by	Robert Kane Pappas
Produced by	Robert Kane Pappas Miriam Foley
Written by	Robert Kane Pappas Tom Blackburn
Starring	Charles Lewis Robert McChesney Mark Crispin Miller Bernie Sanders Danny Schechter
Music by	Eric Wood Paul Chapin Extra Virgin Mary Chris Jagich
Cinematography	J. Alan Hostetter Robert Kane Pappas
Edited by	Robert Kane Pappas
Production company	Sag Harbor-Basement Pictures
Distributed by	Sag Harbor-Basement Pictures (2005) Slamdance (2011)
Release dates	October 23, 2003 (East Hampton Film Festival) July 23, 2004 (New York City) April 13, 2005 (BAFICI, Argentina)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Orwell Rolls in His Grave is a 2003 American documentary film directed by Robert Kane Pappas and written by Pappas and Tom Blackburn.^[1]

Documentary topic

The film covered topics including the Telecommunications Act of 1996, concentration of media ownership, political corruption, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the controversy over the US presidential election of 2000 (particularly in Florida with Bush v. Gore), and the Carter vs. Reagan 1980 "October Surprise" conspiracy theory.^[2]

Participants

• Charles Lewis, Founder of the Center for Public Integrity
• Robert McChesney, Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Mark Crispin Miller, Author, Professor at New York University
• Bernie Sanders, Congressman from Vermont
• Danny Schechter, Author and Media Critic
• Vincent Bugliosi, Attorney and Author
• Jeff Cohen, Founder of FAIR
• Dennis Kucinich, former Congressman
• Mark Lloyd, Visiting Professor at M.I.T.
• Michael Moore, Journalist and Activist
• John Nichols, Journalist and Activist
• Greg Palast, Journalist and Author
• Helen Thomas, Journalist and member of White House press corps

Screenings

The film has aired in October 2004, on Free Speech TV, a non-profit TV station based in Denver, Colorado and Link TV.^[3]

See also

• Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
• Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's war on Journalism
• Spin
• The medium is the message
• Politico-media complex
• Propaganda model
• Carter vs. Reagan 1980 "October Surprise"

References

1. staff. "Orwell Rolls In His Grave". KCET. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
2. Ward, Mike (August 27, 2004). "Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2003)". Pop Matters. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
3. Touchdown (admin) (October 25, 2004). "Orwell Rolls in his Grave (Free Speech TV) showtimes". Democratic Underground. Retrieved July 5, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Orwell Rolls in His Grave at the Internet Movie Database
• Orwell Rolls in His Grave at Rotten Tomatoes