Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

Werner Herzog, the documentarian grandmaster, returns with an idiosyncratic and original examination of the digital world in 10 chapters.

We will also be screening a simultaneous virtual festival premiere of the film and Q&A. Tickets can be purchased separately from loandbeholdfilm.co.uk/watch

Dir Werner Herzog
Prod Werner Herzog, Rupert Maconick
USA 2016
94min
UK Distribution Dogwoof

You know you’re in Herzogian territory when you hear questions like: “Can your dishwasher fall in love with your refrigerator?” Werner Herzog, the grand master of the documentary, returns with a unique and idiosyncratic 10-chapter examination of the Internet. He shifts from the birth of the Web to its widespread influence on contemporary society. Interviewing a broad range of specialists and the odd eccentric, Herzog considers with his usual wit and humour the positives and vicissitudes of our increasingly connected world, from business and education to space travel and healthcare. And he assesses how it affects our personal relationships. Unsurprisingly, Herzog is not a Twitter fan. He prefers instead to look at the stars. In Lo and Behold, he reflects, with that meditative voice of his, on the more philosophical properties of the Web, wondering if it might even be capable of dreaming.

Laure Bonville

Werner Herzog will attend the screening on the13 October at Picturehouse Central in London. The film will be followed by a Q&A with Werner with both going out via satellite broadcast across the UK and Ireland to over 60 participating cinemas. Additionally, tickets will be available to purchase from anywhere within the UK and Ireland for a simultaneous virtual festival premiere of the film. Tickets for UK-wide screenings via individual box offices, and for the Virtual Premiere via loandbeholdfilm.co.uk/watch