Directed and produced by Kiran (Kiki) Kapany, Wired for Connection explores why human relationships are fundamental to our health and wellbeing. Drawing on Lydia Denworth’s book Friendship and pioneering research, including field studies and advanced neuroscience, the film traces the evolutionary roots of our social nature, reveals the serious toll disconnection can have across the human lifespan, and examines how modern technology has accelerated today’s rising loneliness crisis. 

IP Clinic students Daphne Singer and Katherine McGee delved deep into historical and news archival materials to provide IP counseling and fair use analysis. Among other materials, they used Clinic founder Peter Jaszi and Pat Aufderheide’s The Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use of American University’s Center for Media & Social Impact as a valued guide, https://cmsimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Documentary-Filmmakers.pdf. 

Congratulations to Kiki Kapany on the release of this important new film! 

The film is available to view now on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/show/wired-for-connection/.

For more information about the film and commentary from Kiki, click here: https://www.kqed.org/pressroom/12726/wired-for-connection.