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Werner Herzog's new documentary peers into our online souls
Celebrated Grizzly Man director Werner Herzog turned his gaze to the internet, and the internet gazed back. Herzog's latest documentary, Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, dives into the past, present and future of the internet, featuring interviews with digital powerhouses like Elon Musk and Internet Protocol inventor Bob Kahn. The film covers a range of perspectives, including chats with a family that believes the internet is a manifestation of evil, a woman who says she fell ill from exposure to wireless radiation signals and a group of monks who apparently love Twitter.
Werner Herzog AI documentary to debut at Sundance
During this week's Sundance Film Festival, legendary director Werner Herzog will debut new work produced by cybersecurity company Netscout. Herzog's latest is a documentary on artificial intelligence and robots titled Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World. In the film, Herzog examines the state of AI and the internet, addressing how technology is changing the world and how we as humans interact with each other. Lo and Behold includes interviews with the likes of Elon Musk and others, so it's sure to be worth a watch, especially with the Rescue Dawn director at the helm. The documentary is set to debut Saturday, January 23rd, but for now, you can watch the trailer down below.
Werner Herzog directs documentary on dangers of texting and driving for It Can Wait campaign
AT&T recently recruited none other than Werner Herzog to direct some short videos for the "It Can Wait" campaign to curb texting and driving, but their collaboration hasn't ended there. The campaign, which also has the backing of Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile, has today released a 35-minute documentary by the legendary German filmmaker that delves further into the first-hand accounts of texting and driving dangers seen in the 30-second spots. Titled "From One Second to the Next," the documentary is freely available online, and is also being distributed to more than 40,000 high schools and number of safety organizations and government agencies in the US. As the Canadian Press reports, Herzog said that the project "immediately clicked and connected inside of me" when AT&T proposed it to him, adding, "there's a completely new culture out there. I'm not a participant of texting and driving -- or texting at all -- but I see there's something going on in civilization which is coming with great vehemence at us.'' You can watch the full documentary after the break or on the It Can Wait website.
