Tiffany Shlain

Honored by Newsweek as one of the “Women Shaping the 21st Century,” Tiffany Shlain is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards. Her films and work have received more than eighty awards and distinctions. She is the author of “24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day A Week,” which explores her family’s decade-long, transformative practice of turning off screens one day each week for what they call their “Technology Shabbats;” the past, present and future of technology; and the effects our 24/7 world has on individuals, our relationships, and our society. She has premiered four films at Sundance, including her acclaimed feature documentary “”Connected: An Autobiography about Love, Death & Technology,” which The New York Times hailed as “high-tech Terry Gilliam.” The US State Department has selected four of Shlain’s films, including “Connected,” to represent the U.S. at embassies around the world for their American Film Showcase. Information about Shlain’s latest book and other resources on the subject of technology’s impact can be found at 24SixLife.com.