From Web to Wide Release: 13 Films That Began Online
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A survey of 13 films that started as online content—blogs, tweets, YouTube clips, memes, and web series—and migrated into theaters or streaming, illustrating how internet-born ideas increasingly become feature films (e.g., Julie & Julia, Zola, Nimona, Slender Man, Backrooms).
Topics:entertainment#entertainment#film-adaptations#internet-origin#online-to-film#viral-moments#webculture
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