Dennis Stauffer and Norbert Kottmann - Switzerland / 2016 / 21’ mts
1984 – The home computer arrives in our living room and overruns a whole generation.
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.
Both of us (film-makers) are educated in the area of computer sciences and
electronics. We followed the progress happening in the world of technology, built our
own computers and did our own programming during our free time.
The knowledge we acquired is a huge advantage. Friends seek us out whenever they
have a problem and we are constantly reminded of how complicated today’s
technology has become.
Now, we have chosen a new path and are pursuing a career as filmmakers. Though
we are still interested in the trends of the digital world, it can be quite stressful to keep
up with the rapid development of digitalisation and so we asked ourselves: How does
a person cope with having to learn about computers, tablets and smartphones from
scratch? How do Digital Immigrants deal with the new technology?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQflR6FrxpE
