Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore [2007] [UK Import]

Actors: Michael Moore, Debbie Melnyk, Rick Caine
Director: Debbie Melnyk
Manufacturer: Liberation Entertainment

Michael Moore is the world's most successful and influential documentary filmmaker. He has produced a series of satirical documentaries beginning with Roger & Me, which explored how General Motors plant closings and layoffs devastated his hometown of Flint, Michigan. He followed this with Bowling for Columbine which mocked America's gun culture and brought Moore to the world s attention. His last film Fahrenheit 9/11 was his most controversial to date and charted President Bush's skewed handling of the war on terrorism. Scheduled for release later this year in October is Sicko, which takes aim at America's health care system. Manufacturing Dissent is a documentary that seeks to separate fact, fiction and legend. Two Canadian filmmakers track Michael Moore on tour during the release of the explosive Fahrenheit 9/11, chronicling the politically supercharged climate in America that has fuelled Moore's transition from filmmaker to icon of the political left. The film raises interesting questions about Moore's research, filmmaking and his presentation of the truth. The DVD contains previously unseen material and includes a section on TV Nation Moore s TV show from 1990's.