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Anthony Chen Says Social Media Is 'Hurting Our Humanity' at FEFF Panel
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Anthony Chen Says Social Media Is 'Hurting Our Humanity' at FEFF Panel

Variety·Naman Ramachandran·about 1 month ago
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Anthony Chen used a panel at the Far East Film Festival , Udine, on Saturday to deliver a sharp critique of social media’s effect on human attention, cinema culture and what he called the fundamental experience of being human – remarks that came a day after his film “ We Are All Strangers ,” the concluding chapter of his Singapore growing-up trilogy, opened the festival. “I really think it’s hurting cinema culture, but I just don’t think it’s just hurting cinema culture,” Chen said. “I feel like it’s hurting generally our humanity.” Chen said he has never installed TikTok, sets his phone to airplane mode during screenings, and compels himself to attend the cinema twice a week – disciplines he described as a deliberate counterweight to distraction he sees consuming even industry professionals.…

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