Points of Presence (2017)
Dir. Bradley Garrett, Adam Fish and Oliver Case A Film about media infrastructures, particularly interested in submarine cable network systems.
12th April 2017
Reblogged From thepeoplescloud
Notes: 5
Containers is an 8-part audio documentary about how global trade has transformed the economy and ourselves. Host and correspondent Alexis Madrigal leads you through the world of ships and sailors, technology and tugboats, warehouses and cranes. At a time when Donald Trump is threatening to toss out the global economic order, Containers provides an illuminating, deep, and weird look at how capitalism actually works now.
Matt Parker Director of The Peoples Cloud @thepeoplescloud previously featured on here emailed to say that the full trailer for the film is now out. I think it looks rad, enjoy! - Jay
THE PEOPLE’S CLOUD is a documentary film that gets to the bottom of the internet; investigating the ecology and impact of cloud computing on the lives of those who use it, the places it is physically located in and the people who work to maintain it.
Traveling across Europe the film searches for the sites and sounds that make up infrastructure of the internet. From secretive data centre factories and network exchange hubs to submarine cables and fibre optic landing sites, THE PEOPLE’S CLOUD investigates the environmental and geopolitical impact of mobile data storage, asking engineers, technicians, manufacturers, marketing experts, salespeople, economists, husbands, wives, family members and artists what ‘the cloud’ means to them and what this data boom has meant to their lives.
Directed by Matt Parker
Technical Specs
Running Time: 54 Min 42 Sec
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Original Format: HD video
Audio: 5.1
Screening Format: DCP (2K Flat) Available
Language/Subtitles: English
Trailer for Timo Arnall’s new piece on the architecture of the cloud.
Interesting to see a slice of the stack here. But no obvious questions about ownership and its political implications that I can see.