30 Mar 2022
Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows
Ghyslain Raza, better known as the “Star Wars Kid,” breaks his silence to reflect on our hunger for content and the right to be forgotten in the digital age.
You Can’t Watch This
Peer through the lens of a high profile political dissident, banished from the online world. After introducing the viewer to each of the five characters, the film recounts how each individual then came to lose their access to social media and the affect it had on them at the time, and since the event. With their stories told, they present the broader issues raised by their media de-platforming and what they foresee in their future in media and the whole of Western Culture at-large.
Top Billed Cast
Alex E. Jones Himself
Gavin McInnes Himself
Paul Joseph Watson Himself
Laura Loomer Herself
Tommy Robinson Himself
Harrison H. Smith Himself
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