McLuhan's Wake

"We become what we behold. We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us". Marshall McLuhan
We all live in Marshall McLuhan’s wake. Fascinated by the role technology played in transforming our lives, one of the 20th century’s most famous intellectuals realized, with stunning accuracy, the impact the digital age would have on our social, spiritual, economic and ideological selves. "The global village" and "the medium is the message" are among the most quoted phrases of our time. Now, over twenty years after his death, in the midst of an era of Internet, virtual and wired technologies, McLuhan’s Wake explores the enduring truth of McLuhan’s message. Grounded in McLuhan’s last scholarly work, The Laws of Media, McLuhan’s Wake is visually dazzling and poetic film, translating these laws into an illuminating footage and the voice of McLuhan himself.

Director: Kevin McMahon, David Sobelman
Runtime: 94 min
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Production Year: 2002