A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Born:
January 1, 1955
Mark Achbar is a Canadian filmmaker, best known for The Corporation (2003), Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1994), and as an Executive Producer on over a dozen feature documentaries.
Animation:
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas
1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society
Camera Operator:
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas
1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society
2006 WAL-TOWN The Film
Creator:
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas
1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society
2003 The Corporation
2006 WAL-TOWN The Film
Director:
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas
1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
1994 Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences
1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society
2000 Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage
2003 The Corporation
2006 WAL-TOWN The Film
Director of Photography:
1986 There Is a Rally
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas
1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
1994 Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences
1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society
2000 Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage
2003 The Corporation
2006 WAL-TOWN The Film
Editor:
1986 There Is a Rally
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas
1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
1994 Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences
1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society
2000 Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage
2003 The Corporation
2006 WAL-TOWN The Film
Executive Producer:
1986 There Is a Rally
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas
1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
1994 Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences
1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society
1996 Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor
2000 Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage
2003 The Corporation
2006 WAL-TOWN The Film
2008 Blue Gold: World Water Wars
2008 Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action
2009 Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
2009 Waterlife
2011 Surviving Progress
2013 Neurons to Nirvana
2014 Marmato
2016 Fractured Land
2024 Fairy Creek
Producer:
1986 There Is a Rally
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas
1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
1994 Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences
1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society
1996 Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor
2000 Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage
2003 The Corporation
2006 WAL-TOWN The Film
2008 Blue Gold: World Water Wars
2008 Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action
2009 Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
2009 Waterlife
2011 Surviving Progress
2013 Neurons to Nirvana
2014 Marmato
2016 Fractured Land
2024 Fairy Creek
Script Consultant:
1986 There Is a Rally
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas
1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
1994 Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences
1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society
1996 Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor
2000 Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage
2003 The Corporation
2006 WAL-TOWN The Film
2008 Blue Gold: World Water Wars
2008 Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action
2009 Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
2009 Waterlife
2011 Surviving Progress
2013 Neurons to Nirvana
2014 Marmato
2016 Fractured Land
2024 Fairy Creek
???? Truth to the Powerless: An Investigation into Canada's Foreign Policy
Sound Mixer:
1986 There Is a Rally
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas
1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
1994 Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences
1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society
1995 Ho! Kanada
1996 Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor
2000 Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage
2003 The Corporation
2006 WAL-TOWN The Film
2008 Blue Gold: World Water Wars
2008 Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action
2009 Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
2009 Waterlife
2011 Surviving Progress
2013 Neurons to Nirvana
2014 Marmato
2016 Fractured Land
2024 Fairy Creek
???? Truth to the Powerless: An Investigation into Canada's Foreign Policy
Writer:
1986 The Canadian Conspiracy
1986 There Is a Rally
1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media
1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas
1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
1994 Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences
1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society
1995 Ho! Kanada
1996 Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor
2000 Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage
2003 The Corporation
2006 WAL-TOWN The Film
2008 Blue Gold: World Water Wars
2008 Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action
2009 Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
2009 Waterlife
2011 Surviving Progress
2013 Neurons to Nirvana
2014 Marmato
2016 Fractured Land
2024 Fairy Creek
???? Truth to the Powerless: An Investigation into Canada's Foreign Policy
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