Connected

Name: Connected
Director: Tiffany Shlain
Released: 2011

Tiffany Shlain 2011

Have you ever faked a restroom trip to check your email? Or become so overwhelmed that you just unplugged from it all? In this funny, eye-opening, and inspiring film, Tiffany Shlain takes audiences on an exhilarating rollercoaster ride to discover what it means to be connected in the 21st century. Using a brilliant mix of animation, archival footage, and home movies, Shlain reveals the surprising ties that link us not only to the people we love but also to the world at large. A personal film with universal relevance, Connected explores how, after centuries of declaring our independence, it may be time for us to declare our interdependence instead.

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Running Time:

80 min.

Spoken Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Tiffany Shlain

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Tiffany Shlain

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The New York Times

“Examining everything from the Big Bang to Twitter…a cinematic clickstream…INCREDIBLY ENGAGING!”
The Atlantic

"An intensely personal exploration of what human connection means in our modern technology-obsessed world."
Tech Crunch

"REMARKABLE and DARING"
Cine Source Magazine

"Touches the heart...Provokes the mind"
The Examiner

"Brilliantly questions EVERYTHING"
The Hollywood Reporter

"Highly energized romp through a myriad of ideas"
NPR Marketplace

"Ostensibly a film about technology, but it's really about human beings"
"...with humor and creativity all her own"

Al Gore

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