Filmmakers Julia Hoppock and Kirk Saduski are in Guayaquil as guests of the DocSlam festival that runs through Saturday at MZ14 (U. de las Artes)

The influence that technology, social networks and all the information available on the internet have on the decisions we make as a society is the axis of DocSlam Film Festival, the brainchild of University of the Arts graduate Rafael Plaza, and whose projections, conversations and other activities will expand until next Saturday, June 17.

Thanks to the support of the Embassy and Consulate of the United States —in conjunction with the American Film Showcase program— the movie monster hosts American directors Julia Hoppock, who presented Thursday morning today The social dilemmaand Kirk Saduski, who will present this Friday the 16th at 6 p.m., Movies: The Golden Age. All projections are freely accessible to the public.

“I think it is important to support art and culture and this was an initiative of the University of the Arts, to present documentaries about the impact of technology, and We contributed by bringing two filmmakers so that they can share their experience of making documentaries and whose work will help young people of the future generation to learn more about this art, besides Ecuador has many stories to tell“, noticed Timothy Stater, United States Consul General in Guayaquil.

“The subject of technology, the positive and the negative, is not analyzed much. My kids are using their phones for many hours a day and that worries me and I think a lot of parents are concerned about the impact we’re going to see in 10 or 20 yearshow these issues will affect the future of our countries”.

The day of this Friday the 16th will start with Teenagers (10:00), followed by System K (2 p.m.) and Movies: The Golden Age (6:00 PM).

For Kirk Saduski, a film that stands out in American cinematography certainly is White House (1942). And it is one of the titles included in it Movies: The Golden Agea documentary (part of a series) that celebrates movies from Hollywood’s golden age. “The films made in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s are part of that golden age, that one It was also the beginning of sound in movies and where the stories were big in every possible genre and that period is almost considered a renaissance of cinema.”, he noted.

The production work of all episodes of the series, which is made up of archive footage combined with interviewswas extended by one year. saduski

“The social dilemma checking out into the business model behind social media platforms and how they affect our mental health and our perception of what is true. So I hope to have a discussion with the students about the impact of social networks and comment on the negative and positive effects of these platforms. and at the same time I want to know more details about the community of filmmakers in Guayaquil”, said Hoppock during the opening of the exhibition.

“ANDor I spend time on Instagram or do scroll on Facebook and the more time I spend on those platforms the worse I feel, so I got the chance to work with Exposure Labs, the company that produced The social dilemmaand I could really understand how these engineers are designing these platforms to give us that feeling. I’m personally interested in distributing this movie because I believe that emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence now, will continue to impact us in ways we still can’t even understand.”.

Another international guest is Sebastien Lifshitz, from France; and, for Ecuador, participates filmmaker Camila Larrea. The manabita director Javier Andrade is also part of the festival as moderator of the activities.

The screenings will continue on Saturday the 17th Fake famous (2:00.), Helena Sarayaku Throw Blanket (16:00) and Who killed my father? (6:00 PM).