The Cleaners
Saturday, March 2, at 4:15 pm in Maxwell (S205) & Sunday, March 3 at 12:30 pm in Tuam (S207)

Date
February 6, 2019
About Project
DIRECTOR
HANS BLOCK & MORITZ RIESEWIECK
COUNTRY
GERMANY
RUNNING TIME
88 mins
YEAR
2018
LANGUAGE
German with English subtitles
ABOUT THE FILM
Is the Internet ruining the world? Fake news, hate-mongering and terrorist propaganda are now widespread on social media, fueling social and political divides that can even lead to genocide. Enter the shadow industry of “digital cleaning” in Manila – where Silicon Valley outsources content moderation – as thousands of underpaid young Filipinos work long hours deleting objectionable images and videos from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Exploring profound questions on the balance point between lawlessness and censorship, this smart and stylish investigation won Best Documentary at the Moscow International Film Festival and the 2018 Prix Europa for Documentary of the Year.