Public Figure 2019

     This film features several men and women with a social media presence.  This is how they make a living and they are depending on their number likes for their salaries.  They have turned their lives into influencers and they have become enterprises.  They talk online about their concerns about this addiction but why would they change anything because this is their bread and butter?  Society today is increasingly obsessed with social media.  In any restaurant or public place, you can see people dining or surrounded by other people but they are on their cell phones.  Can this be their reality or is it just a habit, addiction or delusion? 

     Mateo Sun has a music subscription service on YouTube.  Chris Cox is a Facebook presence and he was a computer scientist and the former chief product officer at Facebook; Emma Rose is a health, lifestyle, fitness, beauty and fashion blogger; Donterio Washington is a comedian who had 370 thousand followers on Instagram but his account was hacked and he is in the process of rebuilding; Gregory O’Gallgher has a multimillion dollar Kinobody business through YouTube and Instagram marketing fitness, diet and lifestyle brand; Emmett Sparling is a outdoor adventurer and outdoor professional photographer with a huge amount of popularity;  Gregory Remmy and Rebecca West Remmey are reviewers and photographers of restaurants in New York City; Bonang Motheba is a reality star sharing her looks for fashion events on Twitter; Rianette Leibowitz is a cyber safety activist, TV& Radio presenter, Brand South Africa Ambassador, accredited PR Professional and writer of Child of God; Rose McGowan is one of the most prominent women to speak out against Harvey Weinstein; Sebastian Tribbe a New York comedian.

66 min, Doc directed by Brian Corso with Mateo Sun, Chris Cox, Emma Rose, Donterio Washington, Gregory O’Gallagher, Emmett Sparling, Gregory and Rebecca West Remmey, Rose McGowan, Bonang Matheba, Rianette Leibowitz, Sebastian Tribbe.

Note:  There are also interviews with clinical psychologist and counselors informing us about the short-term and long-term effects of social media and real-life interaction.