Scilla Andreen: An Empathetic Filmmaker Starting Conversations Around the World

Scilla Andreen: An Empathetic Filmmaker Starting Conversations Around the World
Claire looking at her phone in "Like" (2019), a documentary film about social media. IndieFlix
Catherine Yang
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When Scilla Andreen set out to make a movie about the effects of social media usage, people imagined an exposé on the evils of these big platforms or governments.

In her research, Andreen did look into how developers are designing apps without regard for human health, and the role that government might play and the First Amendment rights it might curtail. But she decided not to focus on any of that.

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