Programming the Nation (2011)

Programming the Nation takes an encompassing look at the history of subliminal messaging in America According to many authorities since the late 1950s subliminal content has been tested and delivered through all forms of massmedia including Hollywood filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock and William Friedkin Even our modern military has been accused of these practices in the war on terror against soldiers and civilians both abroad and at home With eyeopening footage revealing interviews humorous anecdotes and an array of visual effects the film categorically explores the alleged usage of subliminals in advertising music film television antitheft devices political propaganda military psychological operations and advanced weapons development Director Jeff Warrick makes it his personal mission to determine if these manipulative tactics have succeeded in programming the nation Or if subliminal messaging belongs in the category of what many consider urban legend