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Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore is a 2007 documentary film. It puts forward that filmmaker Michael Moore has used misleading tactics, primarily using on-camera statements by interviewees with personal grievances against Moore as proof. The documentary attempts to expose what the creators say are Moore's misleading tactics and ...
Oct 19, 2007 · Manufacturing Dissent: Directed by Rick Caine, Debbie Melnyk. With Michael Moore, Debbie Melnyk, Rick Caine, Dave Barber. A documentary that looks to distinguish what's fact, fiction, legend, and otherwise as a camera crew trails Michael Moore while he tours with his film Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).
Failing to score an interview with the man himself, two filmmakers assemble a profile of documentarian Michael Moore by interviewing figures from his past.
In addition to targeting manipulation-driven dissent across discourse genres through corpus-based investigations, a major strength of this volume consists in debunking manipulation while foregrounding compelling acts of counter-manipulation.
A film that follows the director of Fahrenheit 9/11 as he promotes his controversial documentary across the US. It features interviews with Moore, his critics, and other public figures, as well as scenes from his events and encounters.
In the realm of documentary filmmaking there is no greater icon than Michael Moore, perhaps the most controversial filmmaker of our time; many, even those on the left, argue he's more propagandist than documentarian, asking at what point does the manipulation of fact become a work of fiction?
Mar 12, 2007 · A Canadian film by Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine that critiques Michael Moore's filmmaking style and methods. The review praises the film's even-handedness and substance, but questions its omissions and biases.
