Lili Reinhart has never wanted to be online less than right now

A seasoned cinematographer and tv director, Uta Briesewitz makes her diagnostic directing debut with “American Sweatshop,” which is having its satellite premiere arsenic portion of the 2025 SXSW Film and TV Festival. Lili Reinhart stars arsenic a young pistillate who gets a occupation arsenic contented moderator astatine a societal media site. As she struggles to detach from the convulsive and disturbing imagery she is inundated with everyday, she becomes obsessed with uncovering retired the information down 1 peculiarly graphic video.

Briesewitz and Reinhart stopped by the L.A. Times workplace successful Austin to speech astir the movie. Reinhardt spoke astir however she has begun to reconsider her ain online habits.

“I deliberation I person wanted to beryllium online less, much truthful than ever successful my life, successful the past year,” Reinhart said. “Not adjacent due to the fact that of this film. I deliberation conscionable due to the fact that of what the net is close present arsenic it stands. It’s not good, and you spot a batch of hatred and fearfulness and I don’t privation to beryllium a portion of it.

Reinhart added, “And truthful I’ve tried to astir beryllium my ain small contented moderator, successful a sense, connected my ain societal platforms, knowing that what I prosecute with, I’ll get much of. So conscionable being conscious online with what I interact with, knowing that if I support it positive, support it funny, support it light, that’s what I’ll get back.”