The American Meme (2018)

Directed by

Bert Marcus

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

16

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 89 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows four social media influencers as they build businesses from their online fame. It shows their public success and private struggles in the age of digital celebrity.

observationalunvarnishedthought-provokingintimatemoderncandidfast-paced

What happens

The American Meme is a 2018 American documentary film that explores the lifestyle and trajectory of four social media influencers. The film was directed, produced and written by Bert Marcus, and follows Paris Hilton, Emily Ratajkowski, DJ Khaled and Josh Ostrovsky as they work to create commercial brands out of their online presence. The American Meme premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, where it was acquired by Netflix. The purchase was recorded as one of the most high-profile documentary acquisitions of 2018. It was released as a Netflix Original on December 7, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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