American Sweatshop

In a device driven world, "American Sweatshop" takes a searing look at the toll of social media through the eyes of Daisy, who finds herself sucked into the underbelly of the internet. Daisy, and a motley group of coworkers, toil in a cottage industry of agencies that evaluate harmful and offensive pictures and videos uploaded to social media. With detached caution and a deranged sense of humor, they examine the millions of posts that get “flagged for review." But one particularly violent video grabs hold of Daisy, luring her out of this office, away from the safety of her keyboard and into a dangerous world as she obsessively seeks to hold someone accountable.

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Credits

Director:

Uta Briesewitz

Executive Producer:

Michelle Schwarzstein, Alex Peters, Kirk D’Amico, Joanna Plafsky, Martin Sosnoff, Mark Axelowitz, Lili Reinhart, Catherine Hagedorn, Sean McGuiness, Remi Alfallah and Noor Alfallah, Matthew Nemeth, Andreas D. T. Nolte

Producer:

Anita Elsani, Uta Briesewitz, Jason Sosnoff, Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana

Screenwriter:

Matthew Nemeth

Cinematographer:

Jörg Widmer

Editor:

Philipp Thomas

Production Designer:

Jutta Freyer

Sound Designer:

Corinna Fleig

Music:

Michael Andrews

Principal Cast:

Lili Reinhart, Daniela Melchior, Jeremy Ang Jones, Josh Whitehouse, Tim Plester, Christiane Paul, Joel Fry

Additional Credits:

Production Sound Mix: Michael Schlömer, Costume Design: Nadine Wäldchen, Hair & Make Up: Birger Laube, René Jordan, Casting Director: Kelly Knox, With the support of: Film und Medienstiftung NRW, DFFF German Federal Film Fund, in Association with : MMC Movies, Myriad, Co-Financiers: Dirk Schweitzer, Björn Sieken, Bastie Griese

Contact

Distributor:

N/A

Public Film Contact:

Anita Elsani
Elsani Film GmbH
mail@elsani.com
+49 (0) 221 510 85 85

Publicity Contact:

Trish Vasquez
trish.vasquez@myriadpictures.com
+424 372 3800

Sales Agent:

Dante DeSario (Domestic), Kirk D’Amico (International)
UTA (Domestic), Myriad Pictures (International)

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2025
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100 mins