artificial technology and performative authenticity
This documentary short explores the complex psychological landscape created by Instagram's "Close Friends Story”. The feature, originally designed for genuine intimacy and selective sharing, has evolved into a battleground of digital performance and anxiety. A tool designed for vulnerability instead forces us to "perform authenticity" for a smaller, designated audience, one that defines our in-groups and perpetuates connection, long after real-life relationships have drifted. Will the endless pursuit of digital intimacy ever teach us enough?
Seth Ho
Director, Writer
Seth Ho
Self (narration)
Tarun Karthik
Self
Mubtacim Rahman
Self
Anthony Le-Pham
Self
Daniel Buysen
Self
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