Documentary filmmakers Brian Becker and Marley McDonald visit Screen Slate HQ to talk about Time Bomb Y2K, their fantastic new movie that deftly employs all archival footage to offer a panoramic view of turn-of-the-millennium digital hysteria. On the episode we share Y2K memories, dig into archival research, discuss the wider cultural context that precipitated the moment, and the films featured in the accompanying documentary series Cyber Spaces & Millennial Traces.

Time Bomb Y2K opens for a weeklong run December 15 at DCTV then airs on HBO December 30 before landing on Max. Screen Slate founder/pod host Jon Dieringer hosts a Q&A with the filmmakers Saturday, December 16 at 8pm.

This episode is sponsored by Film at Lincoln Center and the retrospective Desire/Expectations: The Films of Edward Yang, running December 22-January 4.

Pod editor: AJ McKeon

Related links

Time Bomb Y2K trailer
Time Bomb Y2K tickets & showtimes
Cyber Spaces & Millennial Traces series
The Net write-up on Screen Slate
1995: The Year the Internet Broke series

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