Seeing Through Commercials

Is it the outrageous claims? Or just the bad acting? This early media literacy film helps kids understand that that ads are trying to, well, sell them something. Kitschy good and super tasty, it's lipsmackin' fun!

Cast

Christopher Pray

as The Pirate

Gerald Suk

as The Director

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