As the founder of the Webby Awards 10 years ago, and The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, I would like you to talk a little about the evolution of the Internet in the last 10 years and you opinion about it's future.
It has been such an wonderful journey to have founded The Webby Awards when there was only 16 million people online to today when there are close to 1 billion people online. A sixth of the world’s population. Today things can happen that could only happen when so many people are online. The growth of the internet and people’s desire to share ideas, opinions, make connections, gives me faith in humanity and hope for the future.

The idea of taking to the screen the topic of Jewish identity was in your mind for a long time. I would like to know if there was a “trigger” that made you take the decision of making the film.
I have always had a strong sense of Jewish identity in a cultural and historical sense yet struggled with completely embracing being Jewish with my work and publically. Always feeling like an outsider to traditional Jewish organizations and structure I constantly sought out something or a community that spoke to me. What triggered making this film was being invited to a think-tank type gathering where 40 young Jews who weren’t a part of the traditional Jewish world were brought together for a weekend. I was very skeptical to even attend but many people’s who I respected were going and I was blown away by the dialogues that unfolded that weekend. There was so much to talk about that most of us never had the space to discuss...Identity, Israel, Interfaith Marriage, etc. It was a revelation how all we needed was a trigger. The concept behind the Tribe film and discussion program is that there is a portable trigger in this “Unorthodox discussion program.” Inside the box you can order from our website (www.tribethefilm.com) you get a short film to trigger the discussion, conversation cards and a guide to the film discussion called, “Guide From The Perplexed.” The title is a play on Maimonides's well-known 12th Century defense of Judaism through rational thought. It is an educational film guide with background information on the Jewish faith, history, and culture presented in a fun, colorful, and engaging manner. The concept is the that the film is the appetizer, and the discussion that follows is the main course.