Mark Achbar

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약력

Mark Achbar is a Canadian filmmaker, best known for directing The Corporation (2003) and Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Fractured Land
Executive Producer
An indigenous lawyer represents the division among his people between traditional caring for the land and developing the resources it contains.
Marmato
Executive Producer
Colombia is the center of a new global gold rush, and Marmato, a historic mining town, is the new frontier. Filmed over the course of nearly six years, Marmato chronicles how townspeople confront a Canadian mining company that wants the $20 billion in gold beneath their homes.
Neurons to Nirvana
Executive Producer
Through interviews with leading psychologists and scientists, Neurons to Nirvana explores the history of four powerful psychedelic substances (LSD, Psilocybin, MDMA and Ayahuasca) and their previously established medicinal potential. Strictly focusing on the science and medicinal properties of these drugs, Neurons to Nirvana looks into why our society has created such a social and political bias against even allowing research to continue the exploration of any possible positive effects they can present in treating some of today's most challenging afflictions.
서바이빙 프로그레스
Executive Producer
세계 최고의 석학들과 떠나는 인류문명 오디세이. 자원고갈과 경제위기라는 위기에 처한 인류는 과연 또 다른 돌파구를 찾을 수 있을까? 그 동안 인류 역사에서 진보라고 규정했던 일들은 때로 역효과를 낳았다. 영화는 세계적으로 유명한 학자들과 활동가들, 금융전문가와 과학자들의 인터뷰를 통해 인류가 진보라는 이름으로 자행한 문명 파괴를 고발하며, 이를 극복하기 위한 노력 역시 함께 비춰준다. 로널드 라이트의 베스트셀러 『진보의 함정』을 원작으로 문명과 진보의 역사를 탐구하는 흥미롭고 지적인 여행. 미국영화의 거장 마틴 스콜세지가 제작에 참여하였다. (2012년 제9회 서울환경영화제)
Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
Executive Producer
Star Wars is no longer science fiction The prospect of Earth being ruled from space is no longer science-fiction. The dream of the original Dr. Strangelove, Wernher von Braun (from Nazi rocket-scientist to NASA director) has survived every US administration since WW2 and is coming to life. Today the technology exists to weaponize space, a massive American industry thrives, and nations are maneuvering for advantage. PAX AMERICANA tackles this pivotal moment. Are war machines already orbiting Earth? Can treaties keep space weapons-free? Must the World capitulate to one super-cop on the global beat? With startling archival footage and unprecedented access to US Air Force Space Command, this elegant, forceful documentary reveals the state of play through generals, space-policy analysts, politicians, diplomats, peace activists, and hawks.
Waterlife
Executive Producer
A look at the natural beauty and environmental crisis surrounding the Great Lakes.
Blue Gold: World Water Wars
Executive Producer
Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters the global marketplace and political arena. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to survive.
Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action
Executive Producer
Captures the exciting movement of Spiritual Activism that is exploding around the planet, and the powerful personalities who are igniting it.
기업의 숨겨진 진실
Writer
무한 이윤을 추구하는 기업이란 무엇인가? 은 놀랍고도 쇼킹한 자료화면을 풍부하게 이용하여 관객들과 함께 역사와 현대의 '기업'들에 관한 스터디 케이스를 시작한다. 노엄 촘스키, 마이클 무어, CEO 레이 앤더슨과 밀톤 프리에드만의 인터뷰를 통해 미래의 비젼을 명료하게 말하면서 사기업 뒤의 기관에 대한 집요한 기만성을 없애려 하고 있다.
기업의 숨겨진 진실
Creator
무한 이윤을 추구하는 기업이란 무엇인가? 은 놀랍고도 쇼킹한 자료화면을 풍부하게 이용하여 관객들과 함께 역사와 현대의 '기업'들에 관한 스터디 케이스를 시작한다. 노엄 촘스키, 마이클 무어, CEO 레이 앤더슨과 밀톤 프리에드만의 인터뷰를 통해 미래의 비젼을 명료하게 말하면서 사기업 뒤의 기관에 대한 집요한 기만성을 없애려 하고 있다.
기업의 숨겨진 진실
Executive Producer
무한 이윤을 추구하는 기업이란 무엇인가? 은 놀랍고도 쇼킹한 자료화면을 풍부하게 이용하여 관객들과 함께 역사와 현대의 '기업'들에 관한 스터디 케이스를 시작한다. 노엄 촘스키, 마이클 무어, CEO 레이 앤더슨과 밀톤 프리에드만의 인터뷰를 통해 미래의 비젼을 명료하게 말하면서 사기업 뒤의 기관에 대한 집요한 기만성을 없애려 하고 있다.
기업의 숨겨진 진실
Director of Photography
무한 이윤을 추구하는 기업이란 무엇인가? 은 놀랍고도 쇼킹한 자료화면을 풍부하게 이용하여 관객들과 함께 역사와 현대의 '기업'들에 관한 스터디 케이스를 시작한다. 노엄 촘스키, 마이클 무어, CEO 레이 앤더슨과 밀톤 프리에드만의 인터뷰를 통해 미래의 비젼을 명료하게 말하면서 사기업 뒤의 기관에 대한 집요한 기만성을 없애려 하고 있다.
기업의 숨겨진 진실
Producer
무한 이윤을 추구하는 기업이란 무엇인가? 은 놀랍고도 쇼킹한 자료화면을 풍부하게 이용하여 관객들과 함께 역사와 현대의 '기업'들에 관한 스터디 케이스를 시작한다. 노엄 촘스키, 마이클 무어, CEO 레이 앤더슨과 밀톤 프리에드만의 인터뷰를 통해 미래의 비젼을 명료하게 말하면서 사기업 뒤의 기관에 대한 집요한 기만성을 없애려 하고 있다.
기업의 숨겨진 진실
Director
무한 이윤을 추구하는 기업이란 무엇인가? 은 놀랍고도 쇼킹한 자료화면을 풍부하게 이용하여 관객들과 함께 역사와 현대의 '기업'들에 관한 스터디 케이스를 시작한다. 노엄 촘스키, 마이클 무어, CEO 레이 앤더슨과 밀톤 프리에드만의 인터뷰를 통해 미래의 비젼을 명료하게 말하면서 사기업 뒤의 기관에 대한 집요한 기만성을 없애려 하고 있다.
Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage
Editor
When Linda, an outspoken lesbian psychotherapist, decided that George, a bulldozer-driving transsexual, was the woman for her, Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage was born. Directed and produced by Vancouver-based Mark Achbar, the video was shot over a two-year period by the subjects and covers what the media touted as the first lesbian marriage in Canadian history, a graphic sex change operation, and the daily lives and most intimate moments of a relationship generally hidden behind the iron curtain of societal taboo.
Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage
Producer
When Linda, an outspoken lesbian psychotherapist, decided that George, a bulldozer-driving transsexual, was the woman for her, Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage was born. Directed and produced by Vancouver-based Mark Achbar, the video was shot over a two-year period by the subjects and covers what the media touted as the first lesbian marriage in Canadian history, a graphic sex change operation, and the daily lives and most intimate moments of a relationship generally hidden behind the iron curtain of societal taboo.
Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage
Director
When Linda, an outspoken lesbian psychotherapist, decided that George, a bulldozer-driving transsexual, was the woman for her, Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage was born. Directed and produced by Vancouver-based Mark Achbar, the video was shot over a two-year period by the subjects and covers what the media touted as the first lesbian marriage in Canadian history, a graphic sex change operation, and the daily lives and most intimate moments of a relationship generally hidden behind the iron curtain of societal taboo.
Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor
Executive Producer
The political journey of Canadian photographer Elaine Brière from the villages of East Timor to the halls of the United Nations in an effort to find out Ottawa's rational for abandoning the tiny nation of East Timor to corporate interests in Indonesia.
Concision: No Time for New Ideas
Director of Photography
A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
Director of Photography
A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
Director of Photography
Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences
Director
Toward a Vision of a Future Society
Animation
Toward a Vision of a Future Society
Director
A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
Animation
A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
Producer
A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
Director
A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
Animation
A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
Producer
A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
Director
Concision: No Time for New Ideas
Animation
Concision: No Time for New Ideas
Producer
Concision: No Time for New Ideas
Director
Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
Animation
Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
Producer
Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
Director
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
Director of Photography
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
Animation
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
Producer
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
Self - Interviewer
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
Director
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
There Is a Rally
Director of Photography
A visual interpretation of the massive disarmament rally held in New York City on June 12, 1982. With huge rallies held simultaneously around the world, people gathered together on this day at the height of the Regan-era nuclear standoff with the Soviet Union.
The Canadian Conspiracy
Writer
A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employing Canadians in the U.S. entertainment industry.
Truth to the Powerless: An Investigation into Canada's Foreign Policy
Script Consultant
A six part documentary series which seeks to explore the role Canada's foreign policy has played in the international arena since the post-World War II era.
WAL-TOWN The Film
Camera Operator
In this feature documentary, 6 student activists visit 36 Canadian towns to take on one giant corporation. Filmed over 2 summers, these young crusaders (plus a gonzo journalist) try to raise public awareness about Wal-Mart's business practices and their effect on cities and towns across Canada. With youthful passion and often hilarious cultural jams, this film takes us to the frontlines of the ongoing debate over the company's increasing dominance in the Canadian retail market.