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Seeing Through Commercials

1976-01-01 · 14 min · Not rated

Documentary

Is it the outrageous claims? Or just the bad acting? This early media literacy film helps kids understand that that ads are trying to, well, sell them something. Kitschy good and super tasty, it's lipsmackin' fun!

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Directors
Larry Stein, Ruth Arens
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Christopher PrayThe Pirate
Gerald SukThe Director

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