Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology

This article is about the 2011 film. For the 2008 Benny Chan film, see Connected (2008 film).

Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology
Connected poster
Directed by	Tiffany Shlain
Produced by	Tiffany Shlain Carlton Evans
Written by	Tiffany Shlain Carlton Evans Sawyer Steele Ken Goldberg
Music by	Gunnard Doboze
Editing by	Dalan McNabola Tiffany Shlain Sawyer Steele
Distributed by	Paladin Films (US) ro*co films (outside US)
Release date(s)	January 21, 2011 (2011-01-21) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death, & Technology (2011) is a documentary film directed by Tiffany Shlain about world interconnection and about her father Leonard Shlain.

Release dates

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011, and is scheduled to open theatrically in San Francisco, Marin, and Berkeley on 16 September 2011 in limited release.

Reception

"Connected has been one of the truly thrilling experiences of Sundance 2011, and easily the best documentary in competition. Director Tiffany Shlain delivered what was, improbably, both the most thought-provoking and the most personally emotional documentary of the whole festival. It will change your thinking, and what more can a documentary do?"^[1] -Michael Dunaway, Paste Magazine^[2]

"Indeed, Shlain’s film does go wide — it’s like a rubber band stretching in multiple directions while not breaking. Examining the ways in which technology can productively unite our global citizenry, Connected details nothing less than the history of consciousness and its arrival within today’s always-on, hyper-wired mind."^[3] Scott Macaulay, Filmmaker Magazine^[4]

"A highly energized romp through a myriad of ideas about where the human race is headed."^[5] James Greenberg, The Hollywood Reporter^[6]

"The excerpts (from Connected) shown were not just beautiful but deeply resonant, and it was hard not to be swept along by the elegance and optimism on the screen."^[7] David Shaywitz, Forbes Magazine.^[8]

References

1. ^ Dunaway, Michael (February 2, 2011), "Sundance Documentary Reviews", Paste Magazine, http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/02/sundance-documentary-reviews-reagan-connected-page.html, retrieved June 6, 2011 
2. ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/02/sundance-documentary-reviews-reagan-connected-page.html/
3. ^ Macaulay, Scott (January 25, 2011), "EDITOR'S NOTE", Filmmaker Magazine, http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/newsletter/2011_1_28.php, retrieved June 6, 2011 
4. ^ http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/newsletter/2011_1_28.php/
5. ^ Greenberg, James (January 29, 2011), "SUNDANCE REVIEW: Energetic 'Connected: An Autobiography about Love, Death and Technology' Upbeat About Internet Age", The Hollywood Reporter, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sundance-review-energetic-connected-autobiography-94238, retrieved June 6, 2011 
6. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sundance-review-energetic-connected-autobiography-94238/
7. ^ Shaywitz, David (April 29, 2011), "Finding beauty and hope at a personalized medicine conference", Forbes Magazine, http://blogs.forbes.com/sciencebiz/2011/04/29/finding-beauty-and-hope-at-a-personalized-medicine-conference/, retrieved June 6, 2011 
8. ^ Forbes. http://blogs.forbes.com/sciencebiz/2011/04/29/finding-beauty-and-hope-at-a-personalized-medicine-conference/. 

External links

• Connected (2011) at IMDB
• Film's official website
• James Greenberg, Hollywood Reporter review (January 29, 2011)