Overview
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.
Production
FilmBuff · Participant · Luminant Media · Unjustus Films
Cast & Characters
Aaron Swartz
Self
Tim Berners-Lee
Self
Cory Doctorow
Self
Peter Eckersley
Self
Lawrence Lessig
Self
Brewster Kahle
Self
Cindy Cohn
Self
Zoe Lofgren
Self
Gabriella Coleman
Self
Directors & Crew
Brian Knappenberger
Writer
Brian Knappenberger
Director
Brian Knappenberger
Producer
Screenshots & Stills
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