Mar 30, 2022
80 min
Full-HD

Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows (2022)

Ghyslain Raza, better known as the “Star Wars Kid,” breaks his silence to reflect on our hunger for content and the right to be forgotten in the digital age.

Category

Documentary

Country

Canada

Companies

ONF | NFB

Ghyslain Raza

Self

Andy Baio

Self

Jonathan Trudel

Self

Jean-Michel Berthiaume

Self

Kate Eichhorn

Self

Kathleen Rouillard

Self

François Vigeant

Self

Christian Bouchard

Self

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