A farce with a serious message, #DigitalLivesMatter manages to be both stupid-funny (in a good way) and gently thoughtful at the same time. Comic actor DC Young Fly plays some version of himself as Internet sensation DC Young Fly, famous for being famous in that meaningless online-celebrity way. With five million followers tracking his every video antic, his bouts of braggadocio, and (often funny) smack talk toward fans, DC believes he has achieved untouchable success. So it’s a shock when he wakes up to find an unseen hacker named Simon has wiped away DC’s many posts and devotees, which renders him—essentially—a nobody. Worse, Simon says that if DC wants his notoriety back, he has to run around all day performing acts of generosity and kindness toward his old fans, which is precisely what happens—albeit with a lot of silliness. Flanked by two friends (Emmanuel Hudson, Ernestine Johnson), DC races to be a somebody again, only to warm—slowly—to his buried humanity while doing right by needy strangers. Actress-turned-director Terri J. Vaughn effectively combines social criticism with goofy humor in this madcap film with a bite. Recommended. (T. Keogh)
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Gravitas Ventures, 94 min., not rated, DVD: $14.99, Blu-ray: $16.99 Volume 34, Issue 4
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