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Spin (1995)

1995-10-05 · 57m · EN
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Pirated satellite feeds revealing U.S. media personalities’ contempt for their viewers come full circle in Spin. TV out-takes appropriated from network satellite feeds unravel the tightly-spun fabric of television—a system that silences public debate and enforces the exclusion of anyone outside the pack of journalists, politicians, spin doctors, and televangelists who manufacture the news. Spin moves through the L.A. riots and the floating TV talk-show called the 1992 U.S. presidential election.

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Brian SpringerDirector, Writer

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Brian SpringerBrian SpringerSelfGeorge H. W. BushGeorge H. W. BushSelfBill ClintonBill ClintonSelfAl GoreAl GoreSelfLarry KingLarry KingSelfLarry AgranLarry AgranSelfJim BakkerJim BakkerSelfBill BeutelBill BeutelSelfHillary ClintonHillary ClintonSelfBarbara BushBarbara BushSelfTom BrokawTom BrokawSelfJerry BrownJerry BrownSelf

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Presidential electionJournalistTelevisionTelevangelistPoliticianPresidential debateRepublicanTv debateDemocratDebateSatellite feedUs republican partyMedia analysis

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What is Spin about?

Pirated satellite feeds revealing U.S. media personalities’ contempt for their viewers come full circle in Spin. TV out-takes appropriated from network satellite feeds unravel the tightly-spun fabric of television—a system that silences public debate and enforces the exclusion of anyone outside the pack of journalists, politicians, spin doctors, and televangelists who manufacture the news. Spin moves through the L.A. riots and the floating TV talk-show called the 1992 U.S. presidential election.

How long is Spin?

Spin has a runtime of 57 minutes.