Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows | |
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French | Dans l'ombre du Star Wars Kid |
Directed by | Mathieu Fournier |
Written by | Mathieu Fournier Jonathan Trudel |
Produced by | Annie Bourdeau Pierre-Mathieu Fortin |
Starring | Ghyslain Raza |
Cinematography | Alexandre Fréchette Marc Warden |
Edited by | Carmen-Mélanie Pépin |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows ( French: Dans l'ombre du Star Wars Kid) is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by Mathieu Fournier. [1] The film explores the concept of the digital shadow, or the traces of a person's past internet activity that can be recovered to follow them around for years or even decades later, through revisiting the story of Ghyslain Raza, a Canadian man who unwittingly became one of the first-ever viral videos as the " Star Wars Kid". [2]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024. [3]