[kwlug-disc] OT: "The End of the Internet" movie screening May 25

[Matteo Golin]

I thought the film was quite good! Some interesting things were covered,
even if sometimes it didn't feel the most cohesive.

Here is a website for mesh networking in Ontario:
https://meshcore.ca/provinces/ontario/

On Mon, May 25, 2026, 10:06 PM Alex Korobkin <korobkin+kwl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for sharing this, I wouldn't notice this movie announcement
> otherwise.
>
> While the movie itself is not remarkable, it reminded me that mesh
> networks exist, and could be a fun weekend project. Are there any known
> mesh networks in KW? I don't see any mentions in the archives.
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 3:58 PM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>
>> This is not directly related to FLOSS, but it was announced at CivTech
>> and might be of interest to the membership.
>>
>> On Monday at 7pm at the Princess Original there will be a screening of an
>> interactive documentary called "The End of the Internet". I will paste
>> the blurb from the Princess Cinema website below:
>> https://princesscinemas.com/movie/the-end-of-the-internet-an-interactive-screening-experience
>>
>> - Paul
>>
>> ---
>> A film about the invisible operating system of the modern world. The End
>> of the Internet traces the lineage of internet decentralization from its
>> cold war military origins to its radical present - taking us from an
>> anarchist squat in Berlin, a futuristic landscape in Taiwan, a church in
>> Northern Spain, a parking garage in Miami, and an indigenous village in the
>> Brazilian rainforest. All of these are sites of resistance to the
>> centralized forces that have come to control all flows of information.  A
>> cinematic journey through technology and power with the outlier
>> technologists subverting the power structures that shape the internet and
>> shape our world.
>>
>> To create a memorable, shareable event around THE END OF THE INTERNET, we
>> are presenting the film as a hybrid screening experience that combines a
>> traditional cinema presentation with an interactive installation inside the
>> theatre.
>>
>> This installation transforms the cinema into an active, explorable space
>> — inviting audiences to physically engage with the film’s themes before the
>> screening begins.
>>
>>
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