Fake Famous
Visit website7.2/10 • 40
2021-02-02 • 1h 26m
An unreal social experiment.
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.
- Directors
- Nick Bilton
- Writters
- Nick Bilton
- Editors
- Nick Bilton, Tom Maroney
Fake Famous
Visit website2021-02-02 • 1h 26m
7.2/10 • 40
An unreal social experiment.
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.
- Directors
- Nick Bilton
- Writters
- Nick Bilton
- Editors
- Nick Bilton, Tom Maroney
Top Billed Cast
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Christopher Bailey
Self
Osiris Bashir
Self
Justine Bateman
Self
Shannon Dee
Self
Dominique Druckman
Self
Liz Eswein
Self
Sarah Frier
Self
Wylie Heiner
Self
Taylor Lorenz
Self
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- Original Language
- English
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- Keywords
- social networksocial mediasocial experimentobservational documentaryjudgment by social mediapsychological manipulation