In the void of external distraction, the past week's news of cannibalism and quasi-cannibalism still have my attention as I consider what to write. People are devolving in the most insane ways lately. One would think we're living in a virtual Horror Film as each new day produces more examples of inhumanity. One person ripped his intestines from his body and threw them at police. Someone else decided to emulate Hannibal Lecter and dined on his friends' brains and heart. I heard, somewhere, that someone else tried to bite and rip the flesh of a policeman.
Not to ignore the Face-Eater, Rudy Eugene, who set the subject on fire in Miami when he, you know, did that awful thing to homeless Ronald Poppo, who still remains breathing in a hospital ICU.
Who needs to see a film or TV show about Zombies and cannibals when it's in Real Life and on the front page every day in one week?
Well, I'm taking a break from the gory visions in a few hours to attend the World Premiere of a clever documentary that I believe will soon receive a lot of publicity. I can leave the Cannibals behind for a few hours and fall into a revealing world of a film and TV director's Facebook friends.
I'm not getting a break in any fashion for writing about the film, and have had minor contact with the director who I will meet for the first time today, so it's a pure plug I'm making to shift the course from all the weirdness out there to what someone can do to turn their life around and, in the process, change the lives of others. All on the premise of how social media can be good, but is also an obstacle to face-to-face contact.
The idea of the film intrigues me. The director, Katherine Brooks, had 5,000 FB friends but found herself feeling extremely alone with no physical contact from anyone in ages. Just a simple hug. So, she decided to put up an announcement on her FB page that the first 50 of her FB friends who responded (and lived in the States) she would arrange to visit and film the encounter, turning the idea into the documentary, "Face 2 Face". She and one and sometimes two other people drove across the U.S. last summer to meet the 50 people and learn their stories.
Great idea, eh? And what makes the film so intriguing is that the director discovered how different the people's true lives were compared to how they presented themselves on their Facebook status reports and Profile Page.
I can't wait to see what was uncovered.
For more info on the film and director, GO HERE
Image via: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk
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