A night of new short films made to mark the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, introduced by BBC Radio 1’s Dev. Commissioned by BBC Arts in partnership with the British Film Institute. From some of the best new film-makers across the country, these stories reflect on life today in the digital world and surprise us with thoughts on what might come next. Exploring themes such as internet dating, the gig economy, privacy and online bullying, the 11 short films - commissioned by the BBC and the British Film Institute - explore the digital landscape through the eyes of both digital natives and those who remember life before the arrival of the internet.
Drama set in an undisclosed future, where developments in technology mean less personal privacy, Skin explores questions of our autonomy and essential humanness - and what it is to experience love and loss in the futuristic age.
Upbeat drama about 14-year-old oddball Toni who is having a tough time with the bullies at school. One day, the internet and a passion for performance saves her.
In a near future, virtual reality allows a person to see life through the eyes of someone very different. Are our experiences being shared or commodified?
Short documentary exploring the challenges of being young and chronically ill in a carefully curated online culture. When you're too ill for IRL, where do you turn?
Drama about a cutting-edge gig-work app. Lena embarks on a job as a 'Roger'. Unnerved by her new role, she strives to build a relationship with her employer through unexpected means.
Short docudrama exploring the history of sex in the homosexual community from the 1970s to the present day, and how the internet has changed the way gay men meet forever.
A young woman descends into a digital wormhole via her obsession with a BDSM account run by an unknown user. The film examines social media's ability to behave organically while also distorting subjective reality.
Experimental documentary that recounts a town's revival of an ancient folk tradition, placing it in contrast to today's digital technologies.
Alcopops. Cigarettes. MSN Messenger. VHS tapes. Boys. Set on the Isle of Wight, fragments of the director's own teenage video diaries collide with the fictional story of 15-year-old Tommy, in this short film about the evolution of identity and online exploration of sexuality in the early noughties.
Experimental short drama. In search of an identity, Candy wanders through the digital landscape, leaving fragments of herself behind.
The remote Isle of Rum covers 40 square miles, but is home to just 30 people. Despite its isolation, a community scheme is about to deliver super-fast, fibre optic broadband.
