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What people are saying
“Sometimes you watch a film and wish it could be screened in every school, not just for the pupils but also their parents and teachers. This is one such film. It’s a documentary full of passion, insight, understanding, compassion and common sense, with a vibrant dash of fun, colour and vivacity.”
“This informative and emotive film expertly highlights the profound impact that social media is having on the wellbeing of young people. It captures a generational injustice and the collective failure of both companies and law makers to protect the rights and needs of young people online.”
“Gen Z aren’t going to go down without a fight.”
“I Am Gen Z is an unflinching look at how society’s rules, designed for an analogue world, just don’t work in the digital one.”
“It was really refreshing to watch a film where Gen Z wasn’t villainised. The film had a great empathy for our generation.”
“I learned a lot watching this film and, even though some of the content is quite upsetting, I do genuinely feel very proud to be a part of Gen Z.”
“I saw the film on a Lufthansa flight. It was phenomenal. I would love to share it with other parents in my church to help them understand our Gen Z children better.”
Coverage
Articles & reviews
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16 June 2022
AdExchanger
“I Am Gen Z”: How the Youngest Generation Is Braving Technological Submersion
Alyssa Boyle writes about the film.
Read: “I Am Gen Z”: How the Youngest Generation Is Braving Technological Submersion
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11 December 2021
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21 November 2021
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5 November 2021
Dr Jack Lewis
I Am Gen Z: a brilliant documentary
Neuroscientist Jack Lewis, one of the voices in the film, writes about seeing it for the first time at the UK premiere.
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14 October 2021
Close-Up Culture
Director Liz Smith on Gen Z, TikTok and the Perils of the Digital Revolution
James Prestridge writes after the film’s UK premiere in London.
Read: Director Liz Smith on Gen Z, TikTok and the Perils of the Digital Revolution
In conversation
Interviews & podcasts
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12 August 2022
Mostra Ecofalante
Flávia Guerra interviews Liz Smith
An interview with the director at the 11th Ecofalante Environmental Film Festival, São Paulo.
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8 July 2022
Below The Line · Lower East Side Film Festival
Shannon Walker & Roxy Hunt interview Chantelle de Carvalho and Liz Smith
The festival directors talk to the filmmakers in this podcast episode.
Listen: Shannon Walker & Roxy Hunt interview Chantelle de Carvalho and Liz Smith
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25 March 2022
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17 November 2021
Raindance Film Festival
Malaika Bova in conversation with Liz Smith
The Raindance programmer talks to Liz for the festival’s Her Girl Wednesday strand.
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11 November 2021
Soho Radio · Screen to Screen
Liz Smith & Kim Halliday
An interview with the director and the composer, with music from the film. The interview starts 26 minutes in.
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21 October 2021
Instagram Live
Preston Seraph and Liz Smith
Ahead of the film’s screening at the United Nations Association Film Festival, Preston and Liz talk about hate speech, algorithms and the Facebook Files.
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4 October 2021
Raindance Film Festival
Elliot Grove in conversation with Liz Smith
A live chat with the Raindance founder ahead of the film’s UK premiere at the festival.