Based on Engineering for Slow Internet by brr (brr.fyi, May 30, 2024). The film paraphrases the article; the stories and numbers are the author's. Read the whole thing.
Try it yourself: in DevTools, set network throttling to a custom profile with 750 ms latency and 256 kb/s, then load the app you use most.
The narration is a synthetic voice (ElevenLabs). Timing follows the narration track, so a recorded voice-over can replace it cue for cue using the transcript.
With Reduce Motion turned on in the operating system, the film keeps its fades and drops the sliding motion.
Set in Atkinson Hyperlegible Next and Mono, typefaces the Braille Institute designed for readers with low vision.