Underplayed Gems

Time Bomb Y2K (2023)

Time Bomb Y2K poster
Directed by
Brian Becker, Marley McDonald
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary uses only archival footage to chronicle the late 1990s panic over the Year 2000 computer bug. It shows how fears about technology failures spread through media and culture.

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What happens

Time Bomb Y2K is a 2023 American documentary film, directed by Marley McDonald and Brian Becker. An all-archival film, it explores the Year 2000 problem, and the mass hysteria surrounding it. It had its world premiere at True/False Film Festival on March 3, 2023, and was released on December 30, 2023, by HBO. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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