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A 12-minute gut-punch about screens stealing our souls. Timmy's coming for your WiFi password.
TMDB
20

Connected (2017)

dystopian toddler energyBlack Mirror for babiestechno-dread

Overview

In a near future in a world deprived of closeness of each other through technological communication advancements, a small boy full of curiosity and need to learn the world that surrounds him goes on a journey to learn the value of interpersonal communication through

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Content warning
digital alienationparental absenceauthentic connectionchildhood innocence vs. technology

Standout Aspects

Direction

Satola packs a feature's worth of dread into 12 brutal minutes.

Practical Effects

Theater family sequences hit harder than any CGI nightmare.

Best for:Solo: Sit alone. Stare at your phone. Feel seen. Feel attacked.·Rewatch: Catch the background details you missed while checking Instagram.
Heads up:Disturbing: Child neglect imagery will wreck parents. Non-negotiable existential dread.
Krzysztof Satola

Director

Krzysztof Satola

ReleasedApr 28, 2017
Runtime12m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
University of Southern California

Top Cast

Ethan Suess

Ethan Suess

Timmy

Leandra Ryan

Leandra Ryan

Mum

Coty Loran

Coty Loran

Theater Mom (as Coty Nicoson)

Bradley Bundlie

Bradley Bundlie

Theater Timmy

William Castrogiovanni

William Castrogiovanni

Theater Dad

Max Willoughby

Max Willoughby

Student

Sandy Bainum

Sandy Bainum

Teacher

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Insight

The 2.0 TMDB rating with only 2 votes suggests this film's anti-tech message may have found exactly the wrong audience — or the perfect one.

Cultural

Released in 2017, it predates 'Screen Time' iOS features and COVID-era Zoom childhoods, making its warnings almost prophetically ignored.

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