Screening | The Dangers of Sharenting

Children Under the Influence - Overexposed in the Name of the Like

• The average child appears in 1,300 photos and videos on social media before the age of 13
• Videos featuring children receive 3 times more views than those without
• 50% of the photos and videos circulating on pedocriminal networks were originally posted on social media by the children’s own parents
• One teenager successfully sued his mother for exposing him online without his consent

“If you think sharing your child’s life on social media is an innocent act, I’m here to tell you that you’re wrong.”

From the very beginning of the film, 24-year-old Cam addresses us directly. She is one of the few brave enough to speak out, revealing the consequences of an overexposed childhood, curated and shared online by her own mother.

Her story is chilling—because Cam speaks for billions of children around the world. A world plugged into Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat—where family life is broadcast and monetized, where any parent can capitalize on their child’s image, daily routine, privacy, even suffering.

From Europe to the US, Canada, and Dubai, this documentary blends exclusive testimonies with investigation. It examines the dark side of family influencers, where even the most naïve parental intentions are quickly caught in an unstoppable machine—one with increasingly severe and irreversible consequences: the breakdown of parent-child relationships, child exploitation, and in some cases, death.

What if, tomorrow, our children were to blame us for our recklessness—for having left traces of their childhood on social media without their informed consent?

Tickets :

• Members of The Nine | 8€
• Public | 12€

About the Director - Elisa Jadot

For nearly fifteen years, Elisa Jadot has been conducting investigative journalism in France and abroad. She is also known for directing documentaries that drive collective awareness.One of her recent works, #HAPPY: The Happiness Dictatorship on Social Media, exposed the risks of displaying our lives online. Through powerful testimonials, it revealed the emotional toll on adolescents and young adults constantly comparing themselves to others.

This experience deepened her expertise on social media culture. It also led her to explore the rising phenomenon of family content creators.Children Under the Influence: Overexposed in the Name of the Like is a necessary follow-up. Social media usage has exploded—rising 17-fold in just two years, from 200 million users in 2018 to 3.5 billion in 2020. That’s 3.5 billion potential revenue streams for platforms—and just as many opportunities for family-related abuses.

About Elles Tournent - Dames Draaien

Since 2008, Elles Tournent, a Belgian association founded by women film professionals, has brought together a multidisciplinary, feminist, multicultural and intergenerational team. Thanks to their efforts, audiences in Brussels and beyond can discover films directed by women directors of all origins. We are delighted to support their efforts to boost visibility and equality for women by promoting a fairer, more balanced representation in the film industry.

Featuring

• Cam – A former overexposed child, one of the very few globally to speak out (Chicago, USA)
• Jessica @jessicathivenin – One of France’s most followed influencer moms, with 6 million followers (Dubai, UAE)
• Kelly @kellybessis – Former fitness influencer turned mom influencer since the beginning of her pregnancy
• Oralie @madamefloutch – One of the first French mom influencers and founder of “Just Go,” a family-focused influencer agency
• Delphine de Vigan – Author of Children Are Kings, a novel questioning the role of digital media in modern parenting
• Guillaume Chaslot – Former YouTube algorithm engineer and whistleblower
• Sijmen Ruhoff – Cybersecurity expert and ethical hacker who exposed the largest pedocriminal dating platform in the world (Utrecht, Netherlands)
• Bruno Studer – French MP and author of the “Child YouTuber” law; now working on legislation to protect children’s image rights and dignity online
• Sarah @mom.uncharted – A counter-current mom influencer who denounces the overexposure of children online and reveals practices that cross all boundaries (Vancouver, Canada)