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Dead Man's Switch a crypto mysteryIncludes Q&A + Curious Minds discussion
A riveting cryptocurrency thriller unravels the story of a Canadian blockchain wizard who mysteriously died on his honeymoon in India and the fate of his investors' $200 million. Did it vanish into the digital void or does it remain locked away in password-protected accounts?
| Runtime: | 78 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Canada | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | English | Accessibility: | Closed Captions | Program Category: | Systems Down | Film Subjects: | Canadian Culture & Issues | | Capitalism & Big Business | | Crime & the Justice System | | Science & Technology | Website: | http://www.deadmansfilm.com | | Director(s): | Sheona McDonald | Producer(s): | Sheona McDonald | Executive Producer(s): | Betsy Carson | Editor(s): | Ness Van Hassel | Writer(s): | Sheona McDonald | Cinematography: | Simon Schneider | | Monica Guddat | Composer: | Daniel Ross | Animation: | Electric Square | Motion Design: | Brendan Cave |
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The Face of AnonymousIncludes Q&A
This timely portrait of 21st century activism follows Commander X, an iconic and divisive figure in the "hacktivist" network who spends his days dodging authorities across North America while surfing the web and surviving the streets.
| Runtime: | 87 | Copyright: | 2020 | Country Listing: | Canada | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | English | | Spanish | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | | Closed Captions | Program Category: | Systems Down | Film Subjects: | Activism | | Science & Technology | Website: | http://www.sidewaysfilm.com/the-face-of-anonymous | | Director(s): | Gary Lang | Producer(s): | Ed Barreveld | | Ian Thornton | Writer(s): | Gary Lang | Editor(s): | Rob Ruzic | Cinematography: | Patrick McGowan | | Manuel Galves | Composer: | Ken Myhr | Sound: | Daniel Pellerin | | Patrick McGowan | | Peter Sawade | | Oscar Caymares |
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FacelessIncludes Q&A
Following four youth embroiled in protests against a controversial extradition bill, this immersive record bears witness to Hong Kong’s collective awakening in 2019 to the larger fight against authoritarianism to protect their freedom and democratic way of life.
| Runtime: | 82 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Hong Kong | | USA | | Canada | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Cantonese | | English | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | Program Category: | Systems Down | Film Subjects: | Activism | | Asian Cultures & Issues | | Children & Youth | | Politics & Political Intrigue | | Director(s): | Jennifer Ngo | Assistant Director(s): | Crystal Wong | Producer(s): | Lorraine Ma | Executive Producer(s): | Nancy Tong | | Bryn Mooser | | Kathryn Everett | | Tony Hsieh | | Roberto Grande | | Mimi Pham | Associate Producer(s): | Christopher Niem | Editor(s): | Samuel Rong | Cinematography: | Scott Clotworthy | | Stanley Leung |
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Generation UtøyaIncludes Q&A
Four female survivors of the 2011 terror attack in Utøya, Norway, remain true to the social democratic values for which they were targeted, transforming their trauma into strength in their fight for inclusivity and against rising right-wing extremism in parliament.
| Runtime: | 99 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Norway | Premiere Status: | International Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Norwegian | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | Program Category: | Systems Down | Film Subjects: | Activism | | European Cultures & Issues | | Politics & Political Intrigue | | Women & Women's Stories | Website: | http://www.facebook.com/Generasjon-Ut%C3%B8ya-103168538184067 | | Director(s): | Aslaug Holm | | Sigve Endresen | Producer(s): | Tore Buvarp | Writer(s): | Aslaug Holm | | Sigve Endresen | Editor(s): | Lisa Ekberg | | Aslaug Holm | Cinematography: | Aslaug Holm |
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It Is Not Over YetIncludes Q&A
Inspired by Florence Nightingale's methods from 150 years ago, a small Danish retirement home deploys a controversial new treatment for dementia patients. With hugs, conversation, eye contact and cake, they shift the focus from pharmaceuticals to care.
| Runtime: | 94 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Denmark | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Danish | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | Program Category: | Systems Down | Film Subjects: | Aging & Mortality | | European Cultures & Issues | | Health & the Pandemic | | Director(s): | Louise Detlefsen | Producer(s): | Malene Flindt Pedersen | Writer(s): | Louise Detlefsen | Editor(s): | Julie Winding | | Jakob Juul Toldam | Cinematography: | Per Fredrik Skiold | Sound: | Rasmus Winther | | Maximillian Pontgratz |
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Room Without a ViewIncludes Q&A
Migrant domestic workers from Africa and Southeast Asia hired under the Kafala system are targeted and exploited with broad impunity by employers and agents in Lebanon, in this chilling consideration of modern-day slavery.
| Runtime: | 73 | Copyright: | 2020 | Country Listing: | Austria | | Germany | Premiere Status: | North American Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Arabic | | Amharic | | Bengali | | French | | English | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | Program Category: | Systems Down | Film Subjects: | Women & Women's Stories | Website: | http://www.facebook.com/Room-without-a-view-103176931789976 | | Director(s): | Roser Corella | Producer(s): | Roser Corella | Executive Producer(s): | Florian Kläger | Editor(s): | Ginés Olivares | Cinematography: | Roser Corella | | Alfonso Moral | Sound: | Gábor Ripli |
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Sieged: The Press vs. DenialismIncludes Q&A
As Brazil's COVID-19 death toll soars, President Bolsonaro unleashes a relentless media campaign of misinformation, undermining the efforts of journalists desperate to inform a nation during the darkest months of the pandemic.
| Runtime: | 116 | Copyright: | 2020 | Country Listing: | Brazil | Premiere Status: | International Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Portuguese | Accessibility: | Full Subtitles | Program Category: | Systems Down | Film Subjects: | Health & the Pandemic | | Latin American Cultures & Issues | | Media & Journalism | | Politics & Political Intrigue | | Director(s): | Caio Cavechini | Producer(s): | Erick Brêtas | | Ali Kamel | | Ricardo Villela | Editor(s): | Caio Cavechini | | João Rocha | | Eliane Scardovelli | Writer(s): | Caio Cavechini | | Eliane Scardovelli | Cinematography: | Diogo André | | Caue Angeli | | Henrique Picarelli | | João Rocha |
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Systems Down Shorts Program
From our Systems Down program, this is a selection of short documentaries about challenging the status quo.
| Runtime: | 100 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Various | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Various | Program Category: | Systems Down | | Director(s): | Various |
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You Are Not a SoldierIncludes Q&A
To understand her father's death, director Maria Carolina Telles creates a portrait of the award-winning war photographer André Liohn—a man whose?struggles to survive grief drive him away from his children and into some of the world's most notorious conflict zones.
| Runtime: | 110 | Copyright: | 2021 | Country Listing: | Brazil | Premiere Status: | World Premiere | | Festival Year: | 2021 | Language: | Portuguese | | English | | Arabic | | Italian | Accessibility: | Partial Subtitles | Program Category: | Systems Down | Film Subjects: | Media & Journalism | | Personal Histories | | War & Conflict | | Director(s): | Maria Carolina Telles | Co-Director(s): | Aleksei Abib | Producer(s): | Vítor Knijnik | | Marcelo Siqueira | | Sabrina Wagon | Executive Producer(s): | André Antunes | Editor(s): | Pablo Pinheiro | Writer(s): | Aleksei Abib | Cinematography: | André Liohn | Composer: | Ruben Feffer | Sound: | Carlos Paes |
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