Directed by @TiffanyShlain #FutureStartsHere Watch Season 1 & 2: http://www.tiffanyshlain.com/the-future-starts-here Nominated for an Emmy Award in the category New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle, Culture, groundbreaking filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain returns for a new season of her AOL Originals hit show which has received over 40 million views to take audiences on a wildly entertaining and inspiring ride exploring what it means to be human in our increasingly connected world. From the latest neuroscience on daydreaming to the evolution of social media, to new perspectives on creativity, diplomacy, gender, and the future of our species, Shlain uses her signature style of fast-paced images, colorful animations, and daring and funny insights to encourage us all to think about where we’re headed.

Have you ever faked a restroom trip to check your email? Slept with your laptop? Or become so overwhelmed that you just unplugged from it all? In this funny, eye-opening, and inspiring film, Director Tiffany Shlain takes audiences on an exhilarating rollercoaster ride to discover what it means to be connected in the 21st century. From founding The Webby Awards to being a passionate advocate for The National Day of Unplugging, Her love/hate relationship with technology serves as the springboard for a thrilling exploration of modern life…and our interconnected future. Equal parts documentary and memoir, the film unfolds during a year in which technology and science literally become a matter of life and death for the director. As Shlain’s father battles brain cancer and she confronts a high-risk pregnancy, her very understanding of connection is challenged. Using a brilliant mix of animation, archival footage, and home movies, Shlain reveals the surprising ties that link us not only to the people we love but also to the world at large. A personal film with universal relevance, Connected explores how, after centuries of declaring our independence, it may be time for us to declare our interdependence instead.

Dear Parent (2 mins) is the first film of our new series of short films (including Dear Student, Dear CEO, Dear Legislator, Dear Human, and more) about the relationship between character, technology, and humanity. These films are part of our global Character Day initiative. Find more films, discussion materials, and resources, and join a global conversation at CharacterDay.org. Created by Tiffany Shlain and Sawyer Steele A film by Let it Ripple Film Studio Music by Snow Patrol, “Set The Fire To The Third Bar (featuring Martha Wainwright)” Courtesy of Interscope Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Dear Student is the second of a new series of short films (including Dear Parent, Dear CEO, Dear Legislator, Dear Human, and more) about the relationship between character, technology, and humanity. These films are part of our global Character Day initiative. Find more films, discussion materials, and resources, and join a global conversation at CharacterDay.org.

Sign up for the next Character Day at characterday.org! 30,000 Days directed by @tiffanyshlain premiered globally for #CharacterDay2017 at the 133,000 events in 119 countries. Please see speakers talk about the ideas in the film at http://www.letitripple.org/character-day. The film explores the 3,000 year history of humans wrestling with the question of how to live life with meaning and purpose. The film is appropriate for ages 8-99+ and is translated into Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French, Hebrew, Hindi, and Portuguese. Lots of resources and materials at characterday.org

Sign up for the next Character Day at characterday.org! #GlobalCharacterDay is an annual global day with free films and resources devoted to developing who we are and who we want to be in the world. Sign up your school, classroom, organization, company, community, or family to participate. characterday.org #cultivatingcharacter The Adaptable Mind (11 mins) explores the skills we need to flourish in the 21st Century. Directed by Emmy-nominated team including Director @tiffanyshlain Written by Tiffany Shlain, Sawyer Steele, & @Ken_Goldberg Edited by Tiffany Shlain & Sawyer Steele Animated by Raquel Sancinetti See other films in this series at: letitripple.org/films

Sign up for the next Character Day at characterday.org! Character Day is an annual global day with free films and resources devoted to developing who we are and who we want to be in the world. Sign up your school, classroom, organization, congregation, company, community, or family to participate. www.characterday.org #cultivatingcharacter A New Cloud Film from the Let It Ripple Film Series. This new 11 minute film and accompanying discussion kit take the science we explored in our film The Science of Character and reframes it through the lens of the ancient Jewish teachings of Mussar. The film and discussion materials are an opportunity to revitalize these teachings around character development that date back to the 10th century, and reengage us all in how these Jewish tools are applicable to our 21st century lives. Directed by Emmy-nominated team including Director @tiffanyshlain Written by Tiffany Shlain, Sawyer Steele, & @Ken_Goldberg Edited by Tiffany Shlain & Sawyer Steele Animated by Raquel Sancinetti See other films in this series at: http://www.letitripple.org/films

Sign up for the next Character Day at characterday.org! Character Day is an annual global day with free films and resources devoted to developing who we are and who we want to be in the world. Sign up your school, classroom, organization, company, community, or family to participate. www.characterday.org Check out @tiffanyshlain and #CultivatingCharacter for more!

Sign up for the next Character Day at characterday.org! Character Day is an annual global day with free films and resources devoted to developing who we are and who we want to be in the world. Sign up your school, classroom, organization, company, community, or family to participate. characterday.org #cultivatingcharacter Directed by @tiffanyshlain Please share this film far and wide! Suggested ways below. Check out the #TEDBook that accompanies this film. Info at: http://www.letitripple.org Special thanks to Tim Delaughter, Dominic Griffin and The Polyphonic Spree for donating their song "It's the Sun" and to Moby for donating his song "Wait for Me." **All music rights secured for "It's the Sun" by Tim Delaughter and Dominic Griffin.** **All music rights secured for "Wait for Me" by Moby.** "BRAIN POWER: From Neurons to Networks" is a 10-minute film and accompanying TED Book (ted.com/tedbooks) from award-winning Director Tiffany Shlain and her team at The Moxie Institute. Based on new research on how to best nurture children's brains from Harvard University's Center on the Developing Child and University of Washington's I-LABS, the film explores the parallels between a child's brain development and the development of the global brain of Internet, offering insights into the best ways to shape both. Made through a new crowd-sourcing creativity process the Moxie team calls "Cloud Filmmaking," "Brain Power" was created by putting into action the very ideas that the film is exploring: the connections between neurons, networks, and people around the world. Now that you've seen the film, Let it Ripple! 1. Please post, share, tweet, and forward this film to your networks, and see the ripple effects! Tweet: Check out new short film & #TED Book "BrainPower: From Neurons to Networks" by @tiffanyshlain www.letitirpple.org Facebook | Google+: click on word "share" at the top right of the video above and share to your networks. 2. Spread your message. Are you part of an organization working to inspire your community to action and make the world a better place? We will make a free film to help you. 3. If you know another language, please help us translate this film. Info at http://www.letitripple.org Part of the Let it Ripple project is not only to provide free media for organizations around the world, but also to show how their work is interdependent. See the growing list of 100+ organizations that are already part of the Let it Ripple project, and how they're connected. Find out more at http://www.letitripple.org For more information about our feature documentary, "Connected," and many more exciting projects, join us at http://facebook.com/connectedthefilm Sign up for Character Day at characterday.org!