A hundred years ago, it took real effort and luxury to see outside one’s own small slice of the world. Today, at the spark of curiosity or in an instant of concern, we can take in real-time joys and troubles of fellow human beings far outside our reaches. We delight in the triumphs of those we will never know and witness the anguish of ones we will never comfort, such as those suffering in war zones. It is the lofty desire to narrow gaps in our empathy (and the baser instinct to rubberneck at tragedy) that keep us coming back for more. No matter how many experts preach the detriment of excessive screen time, we still strive to see it all sharper and faster. How can we be in the know with the longest battery life? The world over, humans queue outside Apple Stores and put names in precious slots on pre-order lists. Yet, while one hand snatches at the newest and shiniest digital whatsits, the other reaches backward. IronGlass Co-Founder Ivan in front of the church at which his unit was based after it was bombed in the first week of March 2022. He sent this photo to his team at IronGlass to let them know he was safe. Image Courtesy: IronGlass We remedy screentime reports with analogue hobbies. We bake bread and buy vinyl. Likewise, as camera sensors gain K after K, providing images with more information than a healthy human eye can even detect, filmmakers of all pocket-depths...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 9 May, 2022