As a filmmaker, I feel it is my duty to confront the challenges that surround us. CAPIO is about how our society’s unconditional embrace of technology — driven increasingly by corporate greed and unchecked power — leaves us vulnerable to political and economic manipulation, as well as to the erosion of privacy and freedom.

The explosive growth of the online world has changed not just our lifestyle, but also the way we relate to one another and perceive reality itself. My film offers a vision of a near-future world in which our digital dependency threatens to make us all less human.

Once technology has insinuated itself into our lives without restrictions or oversight, it can become nearly impossible to tear ourselves free again. By relying too heavily on algorithms and devices, we risk losing our ability to connect and empathize with each other — and to remain in touch with our dreams, intuition, and spiritual center.