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Seeing Through Commercials

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 1976-01-01

Runtime: 14 mins

Director: Larry Stein, Ruth Arens

Writer: Ruth Arens, Larry Stein

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Genres: Documentary

Original title: Seeing Through Commercials

Production Companies: Vision

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