Time Bomb Y2K

Showings

Firehouse Cinema Fri, Dec 15, 2023 7:00 PM
Q&A with Brian Becker, Marley McDonald, and Laura Poitras + Reception
Firehouse Cinema Sat, Dec 16, 2023 4:00 PM
Firehouse Cinema Sat, Dec 16, 2023 8:00 PM
Q&A with Brian Becker, Marley McDonald and Jon Dieringer
Firehouse Cinema Sun, Dec 17, 2023 4:00 PM
Q&A with Brian Becker, Marley McDonald, Evan Collins, and Aria Dean
Firehouse Cinema Mon, Dec 18, 2023 8:00 PM
Q&A with Brian Becker, Marley McDonald, Matthew Shen Goodman
Firehouse Cinema Tue, Dec 19, 2023 8:00 PM
Q&A with Brian Becker, Peter Nauffts, and Steph Jenkins
Firehouse Cinema Wed, Dec 20, 2023 8:00 PM
Q&A with Marley McDonald, Maya Mumma, Katyann Gonzalez and Carla Gutierrez
Firehouse Cinema Thu, Dec 21, 2023 5:00 PM
Cast/Crew Info
Directed by:Brian Becker, Marley McDonald
Produced by:Brian Becker
Film Info
Event Type:New Release
Series:Cyber Spaces & Millennial Traces
Runtime:80 min
Release Year:2023
Production Country:U.S.
Original Language:English
General:$16
Members:$8
Event Type Link:https://firehousecinema.dctvny.org/newrelease
Series Link:https://firehousecinema.dctvny.org/cyberspacesmillennialtraces

Description

NY Theatrical Premiere

 

Special Showtimes

  • Fri Dec 15, 7pm: Post-Screening Q&A with Directors Brian Becker and Marley McDonald moderated Laura Poitras + Reception in conjunction with DCTV's Member Holiday Party.
  • Sat Dec 16, 8pm: Post-Screening Q&A with Directors Brian Becker and Marley McDonald moderated by Jon Dieringer. Co-Presented with Screen Slate. 
  • Sun Dec 17, 4pm: Pre-Screening Presentation with Evan Collins. Post-Screening Q&A with Directors Brian Becker and Marley McDonald, and Evan Collins moderated by Aria Dean. Co-Presented with Y2K Aesthetic Institute.
  • Mon Dec 18, 8pm: Post-Screening Q&A with Directors Brian Becker and Marley McDonald moderated by Matthew Shen Goodman. Co-Presented with UnionDocs.
  • Tue Dec 19, 8pm: Post-Screening Q&A with Director Brian Becker and Peter Nauffts, moderated by Steph Jenkins. Co-Presented with Archival Producers Alliance.
  • Wed Dec 20, 8pm: Post-Screening Q&A with Editors Marley McDonald, Maya Mumma, and Katyann Gonzalez, moderated by Carla Gutierrez. Co-Presented with Alliance of Doc Editors.

 

As the year 2000 approached, rumblings started to spread outside of the world of computer engineers and into the mainstream consciousness about a ubiquitous glitch in computer code that meant when the year turned from “1999” to “2000,” all computers would reset to “1900” and the world’s systems would malfunction, grinding to a halt. In a fully archival tour de force, co-directors Brian Becker and Marley McDonald document the countdown to Y2K against the backdrop of the mass hysteria that infiltrated everything from politics to pop culture. Doomsday prepper communities started to proliferate and businesses popped up with products, books, and any way to make a quick buck off the looming disaster. Time Bomb Y2K is a wild ride through the final days of the ’90s and a compelling portrait of a turning point in the digital revolution.

Check out the accompanying series, Cyber Spaces & Millennial Traces, which inspired the Time Bomb Y2K team. Tickets sold separately. 

 

Trailer

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