A Social Life :: Are you living the life you post?

In the opening scene, you see a beautiful girl waking up, in her 20’s, in a beautiful bedroom, living a so called beautiful life. The first thing she does when her alarm wakes go’s off, is look at her Instagram feed. Do you do this? Do you go to sleep and the last thing you check is your Facebook?

We’d be better off with a little meditation or a phone conversation with a loved one. Throughout the film, the girl looks at her smart phone just about every 30 seconds, then more and more. The special effects are brilliant, as we see the reflection in mid-air of exactly what she is seeing, emoticons and everything. We wonder, is she doing this, for entertainment, boredom, keeping up with her friends? More like, validation.

A Social Life is the story of Meredith, a career focused young woman. She strives to live a balanced life: staying fit, working hard and connecting with friends.

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