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Lo and Behold - Reveries of the Connected World

In a world where we are always connected, our dependence on the internet has never been more powerful—or more fragile.

Client
NETSCOUT
Year
2016

Brief

Werner Herzog explores the internet's profound impact on humanity—from its origins to its most speculative futures . He investigates how this technology, born from a simple connection, has fundamentally reshaped modern life.

Idea

The film was originally commissioned as a series of thought pieces for the cybersecurity firm NetScout. However, Herzog transformed it into a personal essay film that examines not just the internet's creation, but the duality of our connected age—juxtaposing the wonders of innovation against the chilling realities of its dark side.

Work

Herzog travels from the internet's birthplace at UCLA, where the first message sent ("Lo") crashed before "login" was complete, to meet with visionaries like Elon Musk and pioneers such as Leonard Kleinrock.

Impact

The documentary ultimately challenges us to reconsider whether the internet is a tool of progress or a force that is causing us to lose "the essentials that make us human".

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