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Fake Famous
“An unreal social experiment.”
20217.11h 26m
Overview
Explores the meaning of fame and influence in the digital age through an innovative social experiment. Following three Los Angeles-based people with relatively small followings, the film explores the attempts made to turn them into famous influencers by purchasing fake followers and bots to “engage” with their social media accounts.
Directed by Nick Bilton
Written by Nick Bilton
Produced by Mary Recine, Annabelle Dunne, Nick Bilton
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Christopher Bailey
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Osiris Bashir
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Justine Bateman
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Shannon Dee
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Dominique Druckman
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Liz Eswein
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Sarah Frier
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Wylie Heiner
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Taylor Lorenz
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Carla Emilian Olivas
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Themes & Keywords
social networksocial mediasocial experimentobservational documentaryjudgment by social mediapsychological manipulation
About Fake Famous
Fake Famous is a documentary film released in 2021 exploring themes of social network, social media, social experiment, observational documentary, judgment by social media, psychological manipulation. Directed by Nick Bilton, it stars Christopher Bailey, Osiris Bashir, Justine Bateman. Explores the meaning of fame and influence in the digital age through an innovative social experiment. Following three Los Angeles-based people with relatively small followings, the film explores the attempts made to turn them into famous influencers by purchasing fake followers and bots to “engage” with their social media accounts.
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