Film

the close friends story

2025 · 10m · Documentary

artificial technology and performative authenticity

This documentary short explores the complex psychological landscape created by Instagram's "Close Friends Story”. The feature, originally designed for genuine intimacy and selective sharing, has evolved into a battleground of digital performance and anxiety. A tool designed for vulnerability instead forces us to "perform authenticity" for a smaller, designated audience, one that defines our in-groups and perpetuates connection, long after real-life relationships have drifted. Will the endless pursuit of digital intimacy ever teach us enough?

• Seth HoDirector · Editor · Writer

Release date

March 23, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

10m

Rated

PG

Genres

Documentary