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         'Trust Me' is a feature-length documentary exploring human nature, information
         technology, and the need for media literacy to help people trust one another,
         bring them together and create a more resilient population.


         This is a film that shows how an avalanche of negative news and mis-information
         is making us all terrified of the world. This has led to mistrust of others, which
         further leads to racism, polarization, mental health disorders and even crime.



         Sensational media take advantage of our survival instincts to earn more clicks                          Definition                  Episodes
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         and ad revenue with scary and shocking headlines – many of which aren’t even                            Producer                    YOP
         true – and we’re enabling them each time we share. When our fear goes up, our                           Wadi Rum Films in           2020
         trust comes down. When people don’t trust each other, they don’t help each                              association with the
         other and progress stalls. We become farther apart.


         'Trust Me' covers emotional stories, interwoven with science and expert interviews
         to show us where the world really stands and the right way to consume and
         share media....
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