2020/2021 Winners & Shortlists

Write a short summary of what happens in the film

Exaggerating the loading time when trying to boot up a streaming service, a teenager turns into a septuagenarian in a single cut. “The Streamer” watches in defeat as his avatar is stuck with a rotating wheel, a loading sign stuck on the TV is caught in a lag time. He stares the screen, entranced, the sorrow finally hits him and turns him into someone’s grandfather - the loading time simply feels endless. We then see him across the house, asleep, awake, with no appetite, depressed and leaning against the wall, looking outside a window and pushing a birthday cake of the table mid celebration. He’s so frustrated and down that his wrath is felt by an oil painting on the wall.

Cultural / Context information for the jury

No matter your age, Jordanian's use the term "it's giving me gray hair" for all situations slow and frustrating, and often refer to the term while complaining to network providers about their slow or dropped internet connectivity on their social media platforms.

Tell the jury about the creation of the original music track.

Inspired by an old time classic, the music track is a reinvention of Scorpio's hit "Still Loving You," yet follows the story of a man desperately trying to connect to the internet. The song is an ode to youth, a rallying cry and a symphony to connecting to the internet and staying young.