The Realest Real
- Directed by
- Carrie Brownstein
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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