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Deep Dive: Time Bomb Y2K (2023)

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Time Bomb Y2K
Time Bomb Y2K is a documentary film directed by Marley McDonald and Brian Becker, focusing on the Year 2000 problem and the widespread panic surrounding it. The film is entirely composed of archival material, which the directors gathered by soliciting homemade footage and visiting homes to find saved videotapes. They viewed over 750 hours of footage to create a narrative that reflects the anxieties of the time as people prepared for potential technological failures at the turn of the millennium. The film premiered at the True/False Film Festival on March 3, 2023, and was released on HBO on December 30, 2023. It also screened at several other festivals, including Hot Docs and DOC NYC. Critics have noted the film's nostalgic view of the past and its relevance to contemporary issues, linking the media frenzies of the Y2K era to current technological and political crises.

Why Watch

  • •See how Y2K panic influenced modern media.
  • •Find out what archival footage reveals about 2000.
  • •Meet the directors behind the film, McDonald and Becker.

Did You Know

•The film was officially announced in June 2022.
•Directors McDonald and Becker viewed over 750 hours of footage.
•The film had its world premiere on March 3, 2023, at True/False Film Festival.
•It was released on HBO on December 30, 2023.

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Archival film enthusiastsTech history buffsDocumentary lovers