Are you afraid to leave your comfort zone? What if your comfort zone forces you to humiliate yourself? What if that same place was also entirely a lie? Would you choose the validation through degradation? Or could you face the truth?
“One innocuous day, she receives a letter that slowly begins to mess with her life.”
Such questions lie at the heart of the short film Hashtag. X (Gigi Edgley) is a famous social media star. Her followers tune in and watch X in her house, living her life. The bulk of which seems to be sending thank-you and I-love-you messages to her fans. Her days in the spacious yet small rooms she calls home are controlled by Te’a (Juliet Landau). This artificial intelligence keeps X appraised of how many followers she has gained or lost, what is trending, products to advertise, and the like.
One innocuous day, she receives a letter that slowly begins to mess with her life. Weird messages begin appearing over her screens, the barrier holding X in the few rooms she calls home becomes weaker, and X increasingly questions every move she makes. This panic makes her followers leave en masse, which causes X to act out in ways to keep them.
"…Would you choose the validation through degradation?"
I really want to see this turned into a mini series or feature film. Edgley is brilliant! Her performance is vulnerable and confident at the same time. I was instantly bewitched. I didn’t want it to end.
Rachel, I 100% agree. Seeing this expanded out more and dive into other social critiques would be amazing! Edgley is such an underrated actress.
This sounds rather good and the two actresses,Landau and Edgeley are very well known in the fantasy/fanboy world. Yeah,I want to see this one,Bobby.
Thank you for the kind works Bobby.