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Produced
and Directed by:
Alan Snitow &
Deborah Kaufman
2001,
60 minutes, color
"Secrets
of Silicon Valley" is a shocking exposé of the hidden downsides
of the Internet revolution and a funny and moving meditation on America's
love affair with technology. Told without narration, the film chronicles
a tumultuous year in the lives of two young activists grappling with
rapid social change and the meaning of globalization on their own doorsteps..
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"A Hit" - The
New York Times
"Engaging and Entertaining"
- Salon.com
"A bracing expose of the
digital divide" - San Francisco Chronicle
"Pulls back the curtain in
the Land of Oz. No one can watch this wonderful and penetrating documentary
and not be moved to action."
-Robin D.G. Kelley,
Professor of History,NYU
Author of Race Rebels and Yo' Mama's DisFunktional!
"Piercing and powerful. 'Secrets
of Silicon Valley' is an evocative, intelligent film that offers an unvarnished
look at the New Gilded Age."
-Vicki L. Ruiz, Professor,
Chicana Studies, University of Arizona Editor, Latinas in the U.S.: an
Historical Encyclopedia
"Tells it like it is. This
movie should be seen by everyone who cares about democracy--who believes
that the fruits of new technology should be available to everyone."
-Bob Burnett, retired VP
of Engineering, Cisco Systems. Publisher, In These Times magazine.
"Impressive, bittersweet,
and smart... a compelling portrait of two young community leaders confronting
the digital divide...."
-Chuck Collins, United for
a Fair Economy Co-Author, Economic Apartheid in America
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