Starsuckers
Synopsis
This is entertaining and controversial film about something that fascinates us all - even if some of us are loath to admit it – Fame. This film explores the psychological reasons behind the unstoppable rise of the power of celebrity, the media’s need to capitalise on it, and reveals its impact on the world as we know it.
Celebrity has reached into every corner of our world. It has come to dominate the media and many of the choices that we make in our lives. We are watching a generation of children growing up captivated by the world of celebrity and the desire for fame, and this documentary asks the question of what the consequence of that may be.
In this film it is the stars who are the extras, we glimpse Jude Law and Mick Jagger, but it is the faces in the crowd whose stories we follow, the focus being on the ordinary people who have been swept up in the celebrity machine and the deep psychological reasons behind their obsession. Crucially, the film examines how the media is enhancing the spell of celebrity, and it explains how vast media corporations are profiting from manipulating our inescapable human instincts.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 95 mins
- Director
- Chris Atkins
- Producer
- Victoria Hollingsworth, Katie Green
- Co-Producer
- Victoria Hollingsworth, Katie Green
- Editor
- Nick Fenton
- Screenwriter
- Chris Atkins
- Director of Photography
- Chris Smith
- Music
- Vincent Watts
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 26th October 2009
