Connected

Mixing powerful visuals, humor, and serious messages, Connected takes audiences on a stream-of-consciousness ride through the interconnectedness of humankind, nature, progress and morality at the dawn of the 21st Century. This film, discussion and Internet project explores the surprising links between biology, technology, and culture, illuminating the complex relationships between our actions and the world. Breaking from traditional documentary form, Connected is part documentary, part narrative, and part something completely different. It employs a symbolic collage of images, animation, and graphics in different contexts, making viewers laugh, think, and then rethink their preconceptions of progress, independence, and the consequences of their actions in an interdependent world.

Learning Questions

1. What main ideas does this film explore?
2. Describe some of the links made between biology, technology and culture.
3. Would you describe this film as a documentary?
4. What did you like most about this film?
5. Why do you think the filmmaker made this film?

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