Trailer
Synopsis
1984—The home computer arrives in our living rooms and overruns a whole generation. Only those who master the new technology have a future. The computer splits society into 'Digital Natives' and 'Digital
Immigrants'.
2016—A group of senior citizens is trying to adapt to the speed of computerization in order to find their place in the digital age. Their problem is ours: How long can we keep up with the rapid development?
Director
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Norbert KottmannDigital Immigrants (2016) -
Dennis StaufferDigital Immigrants (2016)
Review
New digital products gush out almost every day and we can do anything with our cellphones while we control everything in the house with internet-accessed objects. Cars are no more driven by human beings. We may think, then, the lives of human beings are getting much easier these days, but really? More the digital civilization develops, the gap between generations gets severely widened. The old who are not accustomed to the digital civilization are excluded from a lot of benefits and isolated. Did we forget the natural logic that someone uses something with no difficulties but someone does with difficulties? The film shows the old who try to get familiar with using computers and cellphones. They find it hard to use them and they forget what they just learned. The situation doesn’t happen because they are old. Someone can’t help but show this sort of side when certain situations come. That is why their efforts move us and success in changing wallpaper on their computer makes us smile and feel relieved. [Chojung Eui-min]
Credits
- Director Norbert Kottmann, Dennis Stauffer
- Producer Filippo Bonacci
- Cinematographer Dennis Stauffer
- Editor, Sound Norbert Kottmann
- Music Bänz Isler
Distribution / World Sales
- Contribution & World Sales Dennis Stauffer
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