The Realest Real
- Directed by
- Carrie Brownstein
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A short film satirizes social media culture through an absurdist lens. It follows characters obsessed with online validation and performative authenticity.
absurdistsatiricalfast-pacedself-awareunsettlingcomedicironic
What happens
The Realest Real is a 2016 American "absurdist" social media satire short film written and directed by Carrie Brownstein, for KENZO PARIS. It is Brownstein's directorial debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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