Future Shock

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1970

Creator: metromedia-producers-corporation-mcgraw-hill-films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: A documentary exploration of the social and psychological effects of rapid technological change. Based on Alvin Toffler’s book Future Shock, the film examines how accelerating innovation disrupts traditional institutions such as family, government, and culture, leading to disorientation, overchoice, and a sense of impermanence in modern life. Narrated by Orson Welles.

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A documentary exploration of the social and psychological effects of rapid technological change. Based on Alvin Toffler’s book Future Shock, the film examines how accelerating innovation disrupts traditional institutions such as family, government, and culture, leading to disorientation, overchoice, and a sense of impermanence in modern life. Narrated by Orson Welles.