正在同步电影信息
Ourmemoryisdissipating.Harddrivesonlylastfiveyears,awebpageisforeverchangingandthere'snomachineleftthatcanread15-yearoldfloppydisks.Digitaldataisvulnerable.Yetentirelibrariesareshreddedandlosttobudgetcuts,becauseweassumeeverythingcanbefoundonline.Butisthatreallytrue?Forthefirsttimeinhistory,wehavethetechnologicalmeanstosaveourentirepast,yetitseemstobegoingupinsmoke.Willwesufferfromcollectiveamnesia?ThisVPROBacklightdocumentarytracksdowntheamnesiaczeitgeiststartingattheRoyalTropicalInstitute,whoseworld-famous250-yearoldlibrarywaslosttobudgetcuts.400.000Booksand20.000magazinesweresavedfromtheshredderbyDr.IsmailSerageldin,directoroftheworld-famousLibraryofAlexandria,whoisturningthelegendarylibraryofclassicalantiquityintoanewknowledgehubforthedigitalworld.InSanFranciscowevisittheInternetArchivethat'sgoingagainstthetrendtodestroyarchivesand,infact,wantstosaveeverything.FounderisInternetpioneerBrewsterKahle,who'sinvestinghisownmoneyinauniversalarchiveformankind.HisInternetArchivescansandsavestheInterneteverytwomonths,becauseKahlethinksknowledgeofthepastisessentialforshapingthefuture.Imagesaswellastextsriskbeinglostinthis'DigitalDarkAge'.InanoldMcDonald'srestaurantonadesertedarmybaseinSiliconValley,retiredNASAengineerDennisWingoistryingtoretrievetheveryfirstimagesofthemoon.Afteryearsoftinkering,henowhasonemachinerunningtoplaythefewremainingtapes.Howdowepreventthemassivedestructionofinformation?Arewedoomedtoanamnesicflightintothefutureorcanweharnessnewtechnologytomaintainaccesstoknowledgefromthepast?DigitalhistorianJasonScotthasinventedTheArchiveTeam,anetworkofyoungactiviststhatsaveswebsitesthatareatriskofdisappearingforever.And,inSanFrancisco,TheLongNowFoundationhasputthelong-termbackontheagenda.MusicianBrianEno,writerStewartBrandandinventorDannyHillisarebuildingaclockthatonlyticksonceayearandshouldlast10,000years,inanattempttofosterthinkingbeyondourownchildrenandtoreconnectwithgenerationsthousandsofyearsfromnow.
