When media messages are constructed, sometimes truth hits the cutting room floor

More About (Hate) Machine from Director Phil Caron

The concept for (Hate) Machine came out of the distortions/biases that I saw in post-911 media. Of course these distortions had always been there, but suddenly they became very blatant, and most media presented their material with a pro-war stance. As a Canadian who is regularly exposed to American, British and Canadian news, it was shocking to see such differences in storytelling, and to see how the same raw material could be twisted and personalized. (Hate) Machine is my response to the concept of media truth and is meant to provoke a closer inspection of the words and images that we rely on to interpret our world.

(Hate) Machine was shot entirely in Ottawa with local actors and crew, and with the support of the Ontario Arts Council and SAW video co-op.

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(Hate) Machine

Release Year: 2006

Duration: 5 min

Availability: Worldwide

More About (Hate) Machine from Director Phil Caron

The concept for (Hate) Machine came out of the distortions/biases that I saw in post-911 media. Of course these distortions had always been there, but suddenly they became very blatant, and most media presented their material with a pro-war stance. As a Canadian who is regularly exposed to American, British and Canadian news, it was shocking to see such differences in storytelling, and to see how the same raw material could be twisted and personalized. (Hate) Machine is my response to the concept of media truth and is meant to provoke a closer inspection of the words and images that we rely on to interpret our world.

(Hate) Machine was shot entirely in Ottawa with local actors and crew, and with the support of the Ontario Arts Council and SAW video co-op.

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Phil Caron

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Posted 08/15/09 by tonymynd

Hate machine, it could not be named better, main stream media is the most ungodly people there is. Race is the most important thing for them. we as the people should seek the truth and we will find it

Posted 08/06/09 by Oddi C.

Very nice! A wonderful way to get people to pay more attention to what they’re listening to. Way too many take what they see or hear from “trusted” officials as truth, when they should really take said information and do their own personal research on the topic, therefore forming their own opinions.