a guy called aaron swartz

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  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    edited December 2014
    http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/virunga-internets-own-boy-oscars-short-list/

    The other documentary on Oscar’s short list is The Internet’s Own Boy, from Luminant Media. The film tells the story of Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz, who was a prominent social and political activist campaigning for internet freedom before his untimely passing. Written, directed, and produced by Brian Knappenberger, the documentary initially screened at Sundance and South by Southwest. FilmBuff and Participant Media partnered to release the film on Vimeo in June.

    The full list of potential nominees are bulleted below. Final nominees will be announced on Jan. 15. The 87th Academy Awards will take place on Feb. 22.

    Art and Craft (Purple Parrot Films)
    The Case Against 8 (Day in Court)
    Citizen Koch (Elsewhere Films)
    CitizenFour (Praxis Films)
    Finding Vivian Maier (Ravine Pictures)
    The Internet’s Own Boy (Luminant Media)
    Jodorowsky’s Dune (City Film)
    Keep On Keepin’ On (Absolute Clay Productions)
    The Kill Team (f/8 filmworks)
    Last Days in Vietnam (Moxie Firecracker Films)
    Life Itself (Kartemquin Films and Film Rites)
    The Overnighters (Mile End Films West)
    The Salt of the Earth (Decia Films)
    Tales of the Grim Sleeper (Lafayette Film)
    Virunga (Grain Media)
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  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    AS...RIP!
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,391
    JC29856 said:

    AS...RIP!

    Missed the anniversary, but amen to this. What an absolutely tragic and avoidable loss.
    '05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2

    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    edited January 2017
    benjs said:

    JC29856 said:

    AS...RIP!

    Missed the anniversary, but amen to this. What an absolutely tragic and avoidable loss.
    For sure, am I the only person that thinks "Killswitch" should be a mandatory watch in our education system? If you guys haven't seen it yet, you should...everyone should. It's on Netflix...go watch it!

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