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The Administration of the Internet

Who is actually managing the internet? What's it like? A short film in search of answers in uncharted territory.

A film about the chaotic everyday office life of "The Administration of the Internet". The employees are responsible for order and organization in the network. They still work with outdated technology, only communicate with the outside world via a pneumatic tube and are obviously completely overwhelmed with their work.

  • Simon Schares
    Director
  • Simon Schares
    Writer
  • Valentin Herleth
    Writer
  • Nina Mielitz
    Writer
  • Simon Schares
    Producer
  • Valentin Herleth
    Producer
  • Nina Mielitz
    Producer
  • Hochschule Mainz
    Producer
  • Thomas Giegerich
    Key Cast
    "Büroleiter"
  • Gismo Bitterlich
    Key Cast
    "Postwagenfahrer"
  • Thekla Viloo Fließberg
    Key Cast
  • Marie Radotic
    Set Design
  • Sabine Tucholke
    Set Design
  • Philipp Grzemba
    Musik
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Die Verwaltung des Internets
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Simon Schares

1994 - Born in Wiesbaden
2014 to 2018 - Study of "Time-based Media" at the University of Applied Sciences Mainz
2019 until today - studies "Directing Documentary Film" at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg

Filmography:

2017:
The phone box (short film - HS Mainz/ University of Plymouth)

2019:
The Gallery of Church Criticism (short documentary).
The centre (short documentary - HS Mainz)

2020:
The Administration of the Internet (short film - HS Mainz)
The real Dark Knight (Mockumentary - Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

2021:
So long, good times (Documentary - Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

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Director Statement

The film tries to break down the complex, digital processes of the net to a technically analogue office community. Contrasting with the supposedly brave new world of the internet is the film's old-fashioned, bureaucratic portrayal. Here we encounter the dark, unknown sides of the WWW.
The inspiration for the idea came primarily from the profession of content moderator. A job where people pull illegal content out of the timelines for internet corporations like Facebook or Google.
How do we really use the internet? And what does that say about us? The film looks at people from the point of view of the internet, presented in a satirical, exaggerated way.

Der Film versucht die komplexen, digitalen Prozesse des Netzes auf eine technisch analoge Bürogemeinschaft herunterzubrechen. In Kontrast mit der vermeintlich schönen neuen Welt des Internets steht die altbackene, bürokratische Darstellung des Films. Hier stoßen wir auf die dunklen, unbekannten Seiten des WWW.
Als Inspiration zu der Idee diente vor allem der Beruf des/der Content-Moderator/in. Eine Tätigkeit bei der Menschen für Internetkonzerne wie Facebook oder Google illegale Inhalte aus den Timelines ziehen.
Wie nutzen wir das Internet wirklich? Und was sagt das dann über uns aus? Der Film betrachtet die Menschen aus der Sicht des Internets, dargestellt in einer satirisch, überspitzten Art.