Will tavlin is a writer and fact checker based in new york. He says that cinema culture still exists, just it's a lot more fractured. The shift to digital was presented in this kind of democratizing way, but was then re oriented and made to serve the power of these major corporations,. first holywood and then silicum balley.
Paris Marx is joined by Will Tavlin to discuss the history of the film industry, how the digital revolution was promised to democratize film, and how it actually helped cement the power of Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
Will Tavlin is a writer and fact checker based in New York City. Follow Will on Twitter at @wtavlin.
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