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Social Animals

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The real and digital worlds of a Midwestern girl, a daredevil photographer and an aspiring swimsuit model are explored.
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Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter Neither celebrating nor bemoaning its subject, it gazes head-on at the ways some people embrace the chance to live life as a nonstop popularity contest while others are hurt by it. Mar 12, 2018 Full Review Joe O'Connell Austin Chronicle Emma's story strays a tad toward Dateline episode fodder, but the intercutting of the three plots combined with stunning cinematography keeps the doc's engine chugging forward. Mar 12, 2018 Full Review Valerie Ettenhofer Nonfics While spotlighting the Instagram journeys of three fascinating young people, this documentary fails to ask the most important questions. Mar 15, 2019 Full Review Jordan Calhoun Black Nerd Problems Social Animals offers us a personal look into the reality of the fantasy if we're bold enough for the task. No matter how you feel, Facebook is betting you play the game...whether you like to or not. Jan 22, 2019 Full Review Deborah Krieger Filthy Dreams Social Animals focuses exclusively on how American teenagers use Instagram, almost serving as a fact-based mirror of Bo Burnham's gentle, wickedly honest Eighth Grade . Jan 22, 2019 Full Review Pamela Powell Reel Honest Reviews Social Animals expertly weaves together a compelling narrative, but more importantly, it allows everyone, no matter their age, to better comprehend the social pressures of today's youth in a digital era. Jan 16, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member An amazing film that showcases social media in a very bad way, but does so in such an artistic and phenomenal style. This documentary is AMAZING. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review daron d Watch only if you can handle the three teens repeat the word "like" 2x in every sentence. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It's fascinating. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Well made doc about instagram. Fails to grab my heart though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Mostly fulfilled its potential scope with leaving out further impactful connections due to couple unanswered questions raised in the duration, but this little documentary pretty much, in a surprisingly persuasive effect by valuable insight, covers enough ground in singly thoroughness from enforcing pros to expected cons with captivating exemplification. (A-) (Full review TBD) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member For all the psychological and social turmoil, the ethical dilemmas and emotional unrest that platforms like Instagram often induce among today's digital natives, the filmmakers narrate the lives of these three independent users with clarity, empathy, and repose. While a less careful documentary might simply treat these stories as utterly sensational and provocative, what's on display here instead is greater curiosity about changing norms than more stereotypical anxieties about generational gaps and alien youth. That said, I did find myself checking my own Instagram before the ending; then again, I doubt the filmmakers or participants would think that much of a problem. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The real and digital worlds of a Midwestern girl, a daredevil photographer and an aspiring swimsuit model are explored.
Director
Jonathan Ignatius Green
Producer
Blake Heal
Screenwriter
Jonathan Ignatius Green, Peter Garriott, Carol Martori
Production Co
One Thousand Birds, Subconscious Films, Freefolk, Conscious Minds Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 11, 2018
Runtime
1h 26m
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