Consumerism Movies

An anthology film consisting of four stories. (1) A man reads a Dracula novel while in bed, but cannot seem to tell the novel from reality, causing...

Taped in Toronto between August 9-24, 1982, Miss Piggy hosts her own variety show, with special guests John Ritter, George Hamilton and Tony Clifton...

Two students from the Czech Film Academy commission a leading advertising agency to organize a huge campaign for the opening of a new supermarket...

A night in the life of two blacklight gossip queens in the year 2999.

This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family...

A documentary following an Estonian fashion designer Reet Aus on a global tour to explore the origin process and the environmental footprints of...

A humble noodle-maker in a remote Chinese province, Ermo feels that she's being taken for granted by family and friends. She decides the best way to...

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product...

A chronicle of the lives of a couple and the gradual dissolution of their relationship.

Lou and Noodles are consumers. Adrift and empty, they are separate from each other and from the world. Ruled by desire and uncontrollable drives to...

Programming the Nation? takes an encompassing look at the history of subliminal messaging in America. According to many authorities, since the late...

A critique of liquid love through sarcasm and crude humor. With the desire that the viewer empathize with the protagonists and reflect on the...

A serious docu-comedy about the commercialization of Christmas. What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel...

Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organizes a grand party that is attended, amongst others, by the young Alfredo Germont. He...

Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg. It looks at the...

This funny yet serious short film demonstrates the effectiveness of advertising and the marketing machine. Its comic appeal lies in the characters...

African American Express is an abstract animation exploring the impact of consumerism in the Black community. Told in the style of Soviet Propaganda,...

What if you could buy happiness?

St James's in London is renowned for being Britain's poshest high street. We meet the characters who run the stores, and the customers who buy their...

The history of arguably the most famous shop in the world, which has been based on Brompton Road in London for more than 175 years, employs more than...