InRealLife

InRealLife

2013 · 90 min · ★ 4.8 · Documentary

InRealLife takes us on a journey from the bedrooms of British teenagers to the world of Silicon Valley, to find out what exactly the internet is doing to our children.

Directed by Beeban Kidron

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Cast

Sherry Turkle Herself - Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nicholas Carr Himself - Author of 'The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains'
Jimmy Wales Himself - Co-Founder, Wikipedia
Suzy Eddie Izzard Self
Toby Turner Himself
Julian Assange Himself
Cory Doctorow Himself
Clay Shirky Himself
Beeban Kidron Narrator (uncredited) (voice)

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