Documentary · United States of America · 2021 · 1h 26m

Fake Famous

Director

Cast

Christopher Bailey as Self Osiris Bashir as Self Justine Bateman as Self Shannon Dee as Self Dominique Druckman as Self Liz Eswein as Self

Crew

Barney Broomfield — Director of Photography Tom Maroney — Editor Michael Abels — Original Music Composer Nick Bilton — Writer Annabelle Dunne — Producer Nick Bilton — Producer

Tagline

An unreal social experiment.

Synopsis

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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