Secrets of Silicon Valley (2001)

SECRETS OF SILICON VALLEY is a shocking exposé of the hidden downsides of the Internet revolution and also a funny and moving meditation on America's love affair with technology. Told ... See full summary »

Directors:

Deborah Kaufman, Alan Snitow

Stars:

Magda Escobar, Raj Jayadev

Cast

Credited cast:
Magda Escobar	...	Self (documentary subject)
Raj Jayadev	...	Self (documentary subject)

Storyline

SECRETS OF SILICON VALLEY is a shocking exposé of the hidden downsides of the Internet revolution and also a funny and moving meditation on America's love affair with technology. Told without narration, the film chronicles a tumultuous year in the lives of two young activists grappling with rapid social change and the meaning of globalization on their own doorsteps. Magda Escobar runs Plugged In, a computer training center in a low income community just a few miles from the epicenter of high-tech wealth. Silicon Valley's skyrocketing rents and increasing evictions are driving out the people she is supposed to serve, but Magda struggles to find Plugged In a new home and receives unexpected help from President Clinton and Hewlett-Packard. Raj Jayadev is a temporary worker who confronts the hype of Silicon Valley by revealing the reality of an unseen and unacknowledged army of immigrant workers. Hired by the world's largest temporary agency, Manpower, Inc., to work in a Hewlett-Packard ...

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 April 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color