When the filmmaker’s childhood school in a small village in northern Norway was bought by Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink program, it sparked a deep reflection on the stakes of technological infiltration. Both rural and intimate, Big Tech Blues offers an insider’s perspective on the subtle intrusion of the digital industry into isolated areas. It explores the complex "double bind" of technology: our growing dependence on it, even as we confront its consequences.
« Like others from my childhood village, I was existentially shaken by Big Tech’s sudden intrusion into our small place. Although I no longer live there, many of us who come from the village remain deeply connected to it - keeping in touch also through social media. When Big Tech landed in this small community, it revealed a flip side of possibility and progress. The strong emotions it stirred raised questions: why were we so affected, and what was it in the companies’ approach that created such a sense of powerlessness, of being overrun ? »
Elisabeth Brun
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