MediaWarfare

MediaWarfare is an exploration of how the spread of disinformation on social media can influence and shape our worldview, relationships, politics and opinions.

The 25 minute 17 second work is a compilation of hundreds of conspiracy theory videos by several hashtags aggregated from across the web. They range from the mildly comical #hollywierd or #FlatEarthers to the deeply disturbing #SecondCivilWar, #PizzaGate, and #nothingcanstopwhatscoming. As one video clip disappears from the screen, it is immediately replaced by another. All of the audio is original to the videos, and is interwoven throughout the film depending on which clip is being played. 

Where one might experience a single video in passing, MediaWarfare displays hundreds of similar videos concurrently – demonstrating the bombardment of toxic information experienced on social media.