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the close friends story

“artificial technology and performative authenticity”

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This documentary short explores the complex psychological landscape created by Instagram's "Close Friends Story”. The feature, originally designed for genuine intimacy and selective sharing, has evolved into a battleground of digital performance and anxiety. A tool designed for vulnerability instead forces us to "perform authenticity" for a smaller, designated audience, one that defines our in-groups and perpetuates connection, long after real-life relationships have drifted. Will the endless pursuit of digital intimacy ever teach us enough?

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