Advancing global communication has been a mantra of the social media age, but with technology blitzing forward so rapidly, many older citizens are more alienated than ever.
Cyber-Seniors, a touching documentary from Saffron Cassaday, follows a passion project created by her younger sisters, Macaulee and Kascha Cassaday, in which volunteer high schoolers coach senior citizens on how to access the Internet. It's telling that one of the first lessons is how to turn a computer on and off. Navigating Facebook, the end goal for many of the cyber-seniors, feels lofty.
Despite their own frequent misgivings, the seniors' eagerness to learn — and their slow but steady progress toward online independence — is heartening to watch. Eventually, the seniors even compe...
Cyber-Seniors, a touching documentary from Saffron Cassaday, follows a passion project created by her younger sisters, Macaulee and Kascha Cassaday, in which volunteer high schoolers coach senior citizens on how to access the Internet. It's telling that one of the first lessons is how to turn a computer on and off. Navigating Facebook, the end goal for many of the cyber-seniors, feels lofty.
Despite their own frequent misgivings, the seniors' eagerness to learn — and their slow but steady progress toward online independence — is heartening to watch. Eventually, the seniors even compe...
- 5/14/2014
- Village Voice
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