Michael and Us: Rising Expectations

Filmed in the aftermath of the 1970 "October Crisis" that brought martial law to Canada, Gilles Groulx's radical documentary 24 HOURS OR MORE (1973) takes a disapproving look at life in Quebec under capitalism during a moment when the postwar economic boom was receding. It's the kind of movie that isn't made anymore: a movie that questions the very premises on which society is built.

Watch the movie for free: https://www.nfb.ca/film/24_hours_or_more/

Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.