''Afro@Digital'' is a 2002 documentary film.

Synopsis

''Afro@Digital'' explores how

digital technology Digital technology may refer to: * Application of digital electronics * Any significant piece of knowledge from information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange a ...

has changed the lives of Africans. For instance, a ''

marabout A marabout ( ar, مُرابِط, murābiṭ, lit=one who is attached/garrisoned) is a Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the function of a chaplain serving as a part of an Islamic army, notably in North Africa and the Sah ...

'' explains that he no longer replies by letter to questions from Africans living

abroad ''Abroad'' ( ar, الغربة) is a short film directed by Lebanese filmmaker Zayn Alexander. The film made its world premiere at the 33rd Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 2, 2018. The Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebane ...

: he uses his cell phone. Another

eloquent Eloquence is fluent, forcible, elegant or persuasive speaking. Eloquence or eloquent may also refer to: * ''Eloquence'' (Bill Evans album) * ''Eloquence'' (Oscar Peterson album) * ''Eloquence'' (Wolfgang Flür album) * ''Eloquence'', Internet ...

illustration of the digital revolution in Africa is the proliferation of

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

cafés full of young people. It raises challenging questions about the use of technology in various domains, and in documenting humanity's memory and also asks how digital technology might be used in the service of African people tomorrow.

Awards

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...

2004

References

2002 films Creative Commons-licensed documentary films Democratic Republic of the Congo documentary films 2002 documentary films Documentary films about the Internet Internet in Africa Documentary films about Africa {{2000s-documentary-film-stub