Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

Werner Herzog (“Grizzly Man,” TCFF 2005) proves once again why he’s the undisputed king of documentaries in this hypnotic treatise on the internet, the future of technology, and our rapidly interconnecting lives. Herzog’s boundless curiosity makes him uniquely suited to tackle huge concepts and make them intimately human. He asks all the right questions in a 10-part exploration of topics ranging from the origins of computer science to the possibility of human telepathy to “Terminator”-style robot apocalypses. His brilliant, philosophical mind also makes him the perfect foil for cerebral interviews with subjects like inventor Elon Musk, Google X founder Sebastian Thrun, and hacker Kevin Mitnick. Infused with Herzog’s trademark wit and humor (and that voice!), “Lo and Behold” is mandatory viewing in the digital age—a film that alternately floods you with existential dread and fills you with hope for the future.