Black Code

Black Code
reż. Nicholas de Pencier/Canada, 2016/90 min
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“Black Code” is a gripping account of how governments control and manipulate the internet in order to censor and monitor their citizens.

With stories from exiled Tibetan monks circumventing China’s surveillance apparatus, Syrian citizens tortured for Facebook posts, Brazilian activists using social media to distribute alternative news, and Pakistani online violence against women, we see firsthand the high-stakes consequences that our unprecedented level of digital communication can produce. As this battle for control of cyberspace is waged, our ideas of citizenship, privacy, and democracy will be challenged to the very core.

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  • projection time:
    90 min
  • country/year:
    Canada, 2016
  • director:
    Nicholas de Pencier
  • pictures:
    Nicholas de Pencier
  • production:
    Black Code Media Inc.
  • selected festivals and awards:
    TIFF Toronto 2016, IDFA Amsterdam 2016

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