Life 2.0

A film by Jason Spingarn-Koff

Virtual world, new reality

Every day, across all corners of the globe, millions of users log onto Second Life, a virtual online world populated by real-life-like avatars. Life 2.0 follows a group of people whose lives are dramatically consumed by the virtual world of Second Life. They reside in this new reality, where inhabitants assume alternate personas in the form of avatars—with digital alter egos that can be sculpted and manipulated on a whim.

More than an examination of a hot new technology, Life 2.0 is an intimate, character-based drama about people who look to a virtual world in search of something they are missing in their real lives. The results are unexpected and often disturbing: reshaping relationships, identities, and ultimately the very notion of reality.

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Director

Jason Spingarn-Koff

Producer

Andrew Lauren, Stephan Paternot, and Jason Spingarn-Koff

Runtime

99 & 60 Minutes

Rights Represented

Educational Rights, International Rights

Captions Available

English

Language

English

Press

“Life 2.0 is a disturbing but nonjudgmental study of online addiction and the lure of manufactured identities… Every thread here raises a provocative question about the ethics of online interactivity, and serves to demonstrate the Web’s ability to both facilitate and destroy human relationships.”

- Variety
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Festival & Awards

Official Selection – MUNICH Film Festival
Official Selection – SXSW Film Festival
Official Selection – SUNDANCE Film Festival

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