One of the great storytelling challenges of the 21st century has been describing the intangible phenomenon of the internet, especially in a visual medium such as film. That’s what Citizenfour director Laura Poitras attempts in Project X, a remarkable new short launching this Monday on video-journalism platform Field Of Vision. In it, she zeroes in on a single building in lower Manhattan to reveal the invisible pervasiveness of internet surveillance around the globe. 33 Thomas Street is a 550ft skyscraper operated as a telephone exchange by AT&T. Before watching the film, I recommend visiting 33 Thomas Street on Google Street View.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2016 09:01 UTC