Film Independent Members and guests are invited to join us for a live Q&A with The Social Dilemma director Jeff Orlowski and producer Larissa Rhodes. Moderated by Cooper Hopkins (Film Independent).

We tweet, we like and we share — but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? As digital platforms increasingly become a lifeline to stay connected, Silicon Valley insiders reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization by exposing what’s hiding on the other side of your screen. The film features compelling interviews with high-profile tech whistleblowers and innovation leaders including Tristan Harris of the Center for Humane Technology; the co-inventor of the Facebook “Like” button, Justin Rosenstein; Tim Kendall, former President of Pinterest and former Director of Monetization at Facebook; Cathy O’Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction; Rashida Richardson, Director of Policy at the AI Now Institute, and many others. Demonstrating how social media affects consumers on a personal level, these fascinating insider insights are seamlessly woven into a captivating narrative, including Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men), that illuminates the very real consequences these seemingly innocent technologies can have on our everyday lives.

The Social Dilemma is available on Netflix.

 
2020, 94 minutes, color | Written by Vickie Curtis, Davis Coombe, Jeff Orlowski | Directed by Jeff Orlowski | Starring Skyler Gisondo, Kara Hayward, Vincent Kartheiser | Featuring Tristan Harris, Shoshana Zuboff, PhD, Tim Kendall, Justin Rosenstein, Cathy O’Neil, PhD, Jaron Lanier, Renée DiResta, Rashida Richardson, Jeff Seibert, Sandy Parakilas, Dr. Anna Lembke, Jonathan Haidt, PhD, Guillaume Chaslot, Cynthia Wong, Randy Fernando | Produced by Larissa Rhodes

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