Design

Explore the Digital Lives of Global Highrises in 'Universe Within'

The new interactive documentary, part of the HIGHRISE series produced by the National Film Board of Canada, makes its U.S. premiere on CityLab.  
“Old Soul,” one of three guides who will take you through "Universe Within: Digital Lives in the Global Highrise," a new interactive documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada.Courtesy NFB

TORONTO—Are you a digital optimist? Is your perfect Internet a limitless utopia? Then you need to meet a little girl named Old Soul. She shares your enthusiasm for a world without borders.

Or is your web a darker place, best navigated with a pair of encryption keys? It’s best you introduce yourself to the man who operates under the name D.C. (Digital Citizen).