Product Description

Pre-dating the Watergate Scandal, this prophetic satire uses commercials and TV coverage of Richard Nixon's second inauguration to humorously demonstrate the absurdity of American culture and politics. Spacecraft America demonstrates that advertising is directing American culture and fogging the fine distinction between commercial exploitation of fantasies and political reality. Winner of the Silver Award, Atlanta International Film Festival.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #233821 in DVD
• Released on: 1973-02-12
• Formats: HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 18 minutes

Review
"A delightful comment upon the TV-commercial-type quality of life in this country." --The Baltimore Sun

Review
Silver Award --Atlanta International Film Festival

About the Director
Michael R. Lawrence PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER FOR TELEVISION AND MOTION PICTURES A graduate of the first guitar class at The Peabody Conservatory of Music, Mr. Lawrence performed widely on the classical guitar in recitals as well as on radio and television. Prior to producing films, Mr. Lawrence composed original music for over a dozen films, including Julian Krainin s Emmy Award winning documentary The Other Americans, which won more awards than any other television documentary in 1969 and was honored with a special screening at the White House. As a filmmaker, Mr. Lawrence has written, produced, and directed over twenty documentaries, including productions for PBS, CNN and HBO. His films have been honored by awards from major film festivals around the world. He has initiated personal film projects that have received production grants from both local and national foundations, including The Mind of Music with Yehudi Menuhin, and The Shared Experience with Dr. Lewis Thomas and John Kenneth Galbraith. Mr. Lawrence also serves as film editor on all his documentary productions. In 1990, Julian Krainin and Michael Lawrence began working together to jointly produce documentaries, television movies, and theatrical motion pictures. Their first project was the multi award winning documentary The Quiz Show Scandal that Mr. Lawrence directed for The American Experience. After seeing the national broadcast of the PBS documentary, Robert Redford became interested in the story and eventually directed the Disney Oscar nominated feature Quiz Show, starring Ralph Fiennes. Mr. Krainin produced while Mr. Lawrence assisted by writing an initial dramatic treatment. Principal Film Awards and Honors: Honorary Film Screening, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences International Film & TV Festival of New York Grand Award Columbus International Film Festival Presidents Award Cindy Award Best of Show International Fine Arts Award Emmy Award Nomination CINE Golden Eagles U.S. Industrial