Available: Aug. 28 - Sept. 12, All USA

With technology literally at everyone’s fingertips, scathing scrutiny from one’s peers is inescapable. After a video of 14-year-old John Denver attacking a classmate goes viral it triggers relentless cyber-bullying. The subsequent cruelty he endures soars far beyond the violence of any schoolyard scrap. Arden Rod Condez’s potent feature debut pointedly dissects the dangerous surveillance culture spawned by social media. Driven by its starkly objective camera and heartfelt performances, John Denver Trending is a gut-wrenching outcry against the tragedies spurred by modern day witch-hunts.