Interviews are almost always one of the most dread situations, and in I Know You From Somewhere not only does Katherene (and not Katherine) finds herself in one, she also has to explain an embarrassing online scandal that is the top hit for any recruiter googling her name. From this queasy premise springs one of our favorite short films from the festival circuit this year, 15 minutes of pure entertainment that is snappy and funny, but also thought-provoking. Andrew Fitzgerald captures almost too perfectly the millennial experience as mediated by social media, pairing its fantastic premise with great character development.

Katherene, a young woman in her late twenties, narrates her story to a recruiter. Looking for love she resolved to download Tinder and “start playing”. Coached by her friend Olivia, she eventually finds Daniel who seems like a pretty good match. The relationship follows its course up until Katherene sees an Instagram picture posted by Olivia. Daniel’s cracked screen gives away their recent hookup. Katherene decides to expose them in a public place, a restaurant, where her rant gets recorded on a phone and posted online. The video goes viral, as it was misinterpreted and suggests Katherene said racist slurs. Things escalate rather quickly from there, showcasing how hostile and violent the internet can be and how non-accurate information is spread around from Youtube videos to Buzzfeed articles at a lightning quick pace. Katherene becomes a pariah in a record time.

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