Advertising

A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was...

Watch Movie

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

Watch Movie

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at...

Watch Movie

Advertising execs Melanie Welsh and Donovan Goodwin disagree on a cellphone Christmas commercial they’re pitching. He says his sleek design...

Watch Movie

In 1957, Peter Kubelka was hired to make a short commercial for Schwechater beer. The beer company undoubtedly thought they were commissioning a film...

Watch Movie

While trying to expose corruption and greed, television reporter Edison Carter discovers that his employer, Network 23, has created a new form of...

Watch Movie

An examination of the evolution of commercials as an artistic medium, featuring interviews with media luminaries who relate how the in-your-face...

Watch Movie

Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to...

Watch Movie

The personal odysseys of some of the most influential advertising visionaries of all time and the stories behind their campaigns.

Watch Movie

A documentary exploring the birth, death and resurrection of illustrated movie poster art. Through interviews with a number of key art personalities...

Watch Movie

Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials that...

Watch Movie

A mid-level automotive company employee is summoned to the mountain villa of owner Giovanni Nosferatu, only to discover a glossy netherworld where...

Watch Movie

Arguing that advertising not only sells things, but also ideas about the world, media scholar Sut Jhally offers a blistering analysis of commercial...

Watch Movie

A young hairdresser enters into the modeling world while fearing retaliation from her puritanical mother and stalker ex-boyfriend.

Watch Movie

Intended as a publicity film for Chrysler, Rhythm uses rapid editing to speed up the assembly of a car, synchronizing it to African drum music. The...

Watch Movie

Colonel Proudfoot of Proudfoot Industries tries to entice a couple of newly qualified dentists to advertise "Dreem", a revolutionary type of...

Watch Movie

Advertising surrounds us. It is part of our lives, our memory and our culture: it is a pure reflection of our society. However, those who think and...

Watch Movie

A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.

Watch Movie

A documentary on the marketing of pop culture to Teenagers.

Watch Movie

It's a busy day at the office, and the stenographer is exhausted from trying to keep up with the demands on her skills. Even when she stays late, she...

Watch Movie

Linda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she hopes to succeed in the business rather than just find...

Watch Movie

Advertising executive Marshall Briggs finds his work in conflict with his love-life with fashion model Janice Blake.

Watch Movie

What happens when you secretly pay someone to romance your Mom?

Watch Movie

This documentary celebrates the work of illustrator Reynold Brown, whose colorful and compelling art graced over 300 movie posters during the 1950s...

Watch Movie