Speed Cinema Presents: Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
Saturday, August 20, 7:00pm
Speed Art Museum Cinema
Directed by Werner Herzog
“The virtual future may be now, but Lo and Behold, with its stimulating volley of insights and ideas, always feels persistently, defiantly human.”—Justin Chang, Variety
The Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) dissects the virtual world from its beginnings to its speculative future possibilities. Always asking provocative questions, Herzog investigates the ways that the online world has transformed virtually every aspect of the way contemporary life is conducted—from business to education, space travel to healthcare, and to how we as humans interact with each other.
A selection of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, BAM Cinefest and 2016 AFI Docs. 2016, U.S., DCP, 98 minutes.