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THE AMERICAN MEME follows the journeys of four shocking social media disruptors, Paris Hilton (@parishilton), Josh Ostrovsky (@thefatjewish), Brittany Furlan (@brittanyfurlan) and Kirill Bichutsky (@slutwhisperer), as they hustle to create empires out of their online footprints. Although their paths to influencer status are distinct, their respective followings are akin to small armies.
13 March 1959, New York City, New York, USA
18 March 1972, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
26 November 1975, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
7 June 1991, London, England, UK
17 February 1981, New York City, New York, USA
3 October 1962, Athens, Greece
October 11, 1979 in Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA
December 05, 2018
...conversation-sparking but tinsel-deep
December 06, 2018
The American Meme is both entertaining and infuriating -- or, to be more specific, it's an entertaining movie about several infuriating people.
December 06, 2018
We can't #hashtag our way out of this: #fame is the name of the game.
November 16, 2018
Suffused with vapidity, the doc somehow finds its way to an unexpected sadness and maybe something deeper and cautionary.
December 05, 2018
It's a slick and polished production, presented in an accessible manner which'll click with its target audience.
December 04, 2018
A cleverly-executed history of "web fame" -- how we went from Paris Hilton to Hailey Baldwin Bieber in a heartbeat.
November 28, 2018
But with a clear and mostly unfiltered focus on [its] subjects, The American Meme... shows just how high the pressure to keep up with everyone else truly is.
December 04, 2018
In a bumbling manner "The American Meme" exposes the hollowness of social media platforms that chew up people's lives in the interest of likes and follows.
December 05, 2018
The Age of Digital Influencers: in pursuit of fame
November 28, 2018
Whether the crash is worth the ride, though - The American Meme trusts you to find the same answer in all four of its stories.
May 02, 2018
It's both highly entertaining and an essential snapshot of the narcotic voyeuristic parasitic American fishbowl.
December 05, 2018
There are many "are you kidding me(?)" moments in this less-than-sacred salute to the Shrine of the Self-Absorbed.
