Lo And Behold: Reveries of the Connected World — Trailer

added: Thu, Jun 2nd '16

In his latest documentary "Lo And Behold: Reveries of the Connected World," renowned German-born filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) casts a wide net as he ambitiously explores both the promising benefits and troubling drawbacks of modern internet technology.

"The explosion of information technology on the Internet has led to some of its greatest glories," Herzog intones in the newly-released trailer, who is also serving as the film's narrator.

Talking with a variety of computer scientists, roboticists, futurists, tech entrepreneurs -- such as SpaceX founder Elon Musk who foretells the colonization of Mars -- and even several eccentric Luddites, Herzog seemingly jumps from topic to topic as he imagines a brave new digital-dependent world where robots will, one day, direct movies and where monks have replaced the act of meditating with "tweeting."

Premiering to glowing reviews at this year's Sundance Film Festival, "Lo And Behold" will be released in theaters and on VOD early next month, beginning July 8th.

synopsis:
Legendary master filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) examines the past, present and constantly evolving future of the Internet in Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World. Working with NETSCOUT, a world leader in-real time service assurance and cybersecurity, which came aboard as a producer and led him into a new world, Herzog conducted original interviews with cyberspace pioneers and prophets such as PayPal and Tesla co-founder Elon Musk, Internet protocol inventor Bob Kahn, and famed hacker Kevin Mitnick.

These provocative conversations reveal the ways in which the online world has transformed how virtually everything in the real world works, from business to education, space travel to healthcare, and the very heart of how we conduct our personal relationships. In the words of executive producer Jim McNiel, "It's a journey even Werner, with his immense imagination and inquisitive mind, didn't expect. Unless you have lived in the technology space, you don't yet fully appreciate what dwells there." Herzog adds: "It is one of the biggest revolutions we as humans are experiencing."

directed by Werner Herzog

release date July 8, 2016 (in theaters and on VOD)

View all trailers / clips for:

Lo And Behold: Reveries of the Connected World