Lifetime Explores the Dark Side of Social Media with "He's Not Worth Dying For"

quotI didn39t know much about the storyquot Martin explained recently while promoting the film quotBut I do have a liking for crime documentaries so as soon as I was told it was based on inspired by a true story I Googled it right awayquotquotWhen I first got the audition script I actually somehow missed the words 39based on a true story39quot added Boyd quotI had no idea until the callback that I was auditioning for something that was based on a true story I really connected to it because it39s an experience a lot of young people on social media and especially young women can relate to How we are taught to compete for a man39s exclusive love and how that can manifest in different ways in the age of social media And how that has real effects on our selfworth the way we behave as people and can change our characterquotFor the film39s stars social media has played a part in their real lives but seeing how negatively it can be used helped open their eyes to the pitfalls quotIt39s really what a person chooses to highlight and how they want to be perceived in the worldquot Boyd reflected quotWhat you see on social media we often treat like that is that person and that39s the full representation of them when it39s not What we wanted to tackle in the movie is that people blur those lines and treat people like they aren39t human beings when really we39re kind of just creating a highlight reelquotquotI specifically had a hard time with kind of splitting being the same person online and having a real lifequot said Martin pictured below quotBeing real on social media for the longest time I don39t see that being a possibility now because on social media you39re not you You39re never going to be If you want lots of followers you have to be someone society wants on social media I could see the same for my character Isla who is trying to be this colorful bright person but in her real life it39s the total oppositequotQuarmby pictured above agreed quotI think a lot of people have this sort of duality in personality versus real life on social mediaquot he said quotIt39s not for me to say how you should manage it but I think it39s best to do everything in moderation If you are going to put something up that is a version of you maybe not the exact version of you or maybe what you are aspiring to be it39s about managing which is which and being honest with yourself As long as you know what you39re all about I think it39s manageablequotMaking the film did alter its stars39 perception of how they engage online quotThis movie holds up a mirror to the reality that we39ve been livingquot Boyd asserted quotHow we reduce people their selfworth and their value to their viral abilities and how we turn real human suffering into an entertainment genre It39s really horrible and something that everybody on social media is immersed in in one way or another This movie highlights the realities of that and the realworld repercussions on people39s lives and feelingsquotquotDoing the film validated the change I39d made before the movie of not giving in to being that perfect person on social media and kind of giving in to the dark side of itquot Martin revealed quotAfter the movie obviously people are going to look at our social media and that image of me being perfect is not the message I wanted people to takeaway I did make a change and I was proud of that Just loving myself and posting whatever I love be it a picture of a flower or just me uneditedquotquotDoing the movie made me more aware of the purpose and point behind postsquot added Quarmby quotLike 39Why am I posting this39 I39ve stopped myself a couple times and asked myself 39Is this for me or is this for other people and to get a reaction39 I39m trying to post more positive stuff as I39d rather post something cheesy than something from the wrong place in my heart I39m now more conscious of thatquotquotThe message I39d like people to take away from the movie is no manifestation of validation be it from a boy or followers or likes and comments on Instagram is ever worth losing yourself forquot Boyd added in closing quotI want people to know they are one hundred percent significant and enough just being themselves Outward validation will come and go but inner selfworth is what you should focus your energies onquotHe39s Not Worth Dying For will be telecast Saturday June 25 at 8 pm on LifetimeClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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