A mysterious outbreak of tic disorders among young people leads Dr Robert Bartholomew to question whether social media is making us sick. Doctors have recently identified a concerning trend among young people: tic disorders potentially spread via TikTok videos. For sociologist Dr Robert Bartholomew, an expert in mass psychogenic illness, the trend isn’t surprising, but the potential consequences are alarming. Could the global scope of social media mean we are on the precipice of the world’s largest outbreak of psychogenic illness?
Unfortunately the movie Believing is Seeing is not yet available on HBO Max.
Production | Nikhil Madhan | Producer |
Directing | Sophie Black | Director |
Editing | Joss Hardman | Online Editor |
Editing | Julian Dyson | Colorist |
Editing | Mike Ogle | Editor |
Crew | Amelia Watts | Post Production Supervisor |
Camera | Pepe De Hoyos Ramos | Director of Photography |
Production | Julia Parnell | Executive Producer |
Sound | Shamir Rodriguez | Sound |
Camera | Kioko Wang | Additional Photography |
Art | Kyle Stoffberg | Graphic Designer |
Sound | Luana Barnes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Tomas Iglesias | Original Music Composer |
Crew | James Brookes | Post Production Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Anna Black | Makeup Artist |
Production | Juliette Veber | Executive Producer |
Writing | Sophie Black | Writer |
Visual Effects | Luke Toth | Animation |