All films are accompanied by a comprehensive discussion guide and promotional materials to facilitate community screenings.
Big Tech Playlist
A Global Film Campaign
FILMS FOR IMPACT
Doc Society has developed the Big Tech Narrative Initiative (BTNI) as a cohort of films that address, from a diversity of perspectives, the impact on society of Big Tech--a handful of powerful corporations whose business model is reshaping society.
Participating films:
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY [short]
THEIR EYES [short]
THE CLICK TRAP [feature]
MOLLY VS THE MACHINES [feature]
GHOST IN THE MACHINE [feature]
WHO IS THE AUDIENCE
You are. As are members of your organization, institution or group. Among the most affected by Big Tech and who can benefit from being involved in the conversation around design, development and deployment are the following groups:
- Workers
- Youth
- Educators
Those who can also participate in ensuring that technologies are the least harmful are:
- Researchers
- Legislators and policymakers
- Developers
All of these groups must be brought together in discussion.
WHY THIS CAMPAIGN
Big Tech, a handful of powerful corporations building technologies based on computing, datasets and algorithms, has been re-shaping information ecosystems, social relationships, and politics. They have begun to redefine the narrative of human society, in some ways that are alarming and harmful. It is possible for all citizens to participate in how the narrative and the reality unfold. These films are critical tools to help us do so.
PARTNER WITH US
Join the campaign. Bring these films to your members, students, community to guide discussion and action.
Your organization or group can choose among the six films, or select all six, to design your own in-person or virtual screenings and discussion. We can provide promotional material and a discussion guide.
Or you can bring people to attend the events organized by us. We can provide our calendar of upcoming screenings upon request.
PARTICIPATING FILMS SHOWCASE
BIG TECH NARRATIVE INITIATIVE (BTNI)
AFTER THE ABYSS [SHORT]
Director: Keiria Shishay
Denmark - 28m - 2025
The film follows a group of former content moderators in Nairobi who suffer from PTSD after being exposed to violent media content, their fight for better working conditions and their ongoing lawsuit against Meta.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY [SHORT]
Director: Kate Stonehill
UK - 8m - 2025
Since Elon Musk assumed—and later departed—his role as head of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, federal agencies flagged and removed hundreds of words from public websites, educational materials, and institutional language. Using those very same words in an AI-generated deepfake, this short satire explores censorship and media manipulation, while inviting us to imagine a different world.
THEIR EYES [SHORT]
Director: Nichoas Gourault
France - 22m - 2025
How does a machine learn to read the world? Testimonies and screen recordings introduce the experience of online micro-workers from the Global South: their job is to teach the AI of self-driving cars to navigate the streets of the Global North.
THE CLICK TRAP [FEATURE]
Director: Peter Porta
Spain - 84m - 2024
A deep dive into the multi-billion dollar digital advertising industry. This investigative feature uncovers how the monetization of attention driving modern clickbait economies systematically funds misinformation and fractures democratic discourse.
MOLLY VS THE MACHINES [FEATURE]
Director: Marc Silver
UK - 1h 21m - 2025
Molly Russell came home from school, finished her homework and said goodnight to her family. A few hours later, she took her own life. Her father seeks to uncover the truth behind his daughter's death and fight back against the most powerful corporations of the modern age.
GHOST IN THE MACHINE [FEATURE]
Director: Valerie Veatch
USA - 1h 50m - 2026
Through the testimony of leading specialists, the film reveals the hierarchies baked into AI’s foundations. It traces modern machine learning algorithms back to early eugenicists and historical power structures, offering a critical look at the tech elite, their thinking and their intentions.
HOW TO USE THE FILMS
We suggest a variety of ways in which the films can be screened, individually, as group or in a pairing, according to your organization’s and community’s needs and interests.
- Participate in a screening event organized by Doc Society, in person or online. We are currently preparing a few dates. Contact us for a calendar of events.
- Design a screening tour with your organization’s branches, to show one, two or all the films in different communities where you work.
- Organize a screening for your members, at a conference, in a school or in a local venue. Choose one film, or a pair. We will provide promotional and discussion materials.
- Attend a screening with your members, teachers, or students organized by the filmmakers themselves. A calendar of events will be provided upon request.
We welcome any other ideas that you may have. For more information: btni@docsociety.org
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