WikiLeaks founder talks about first feature production Mediastan and future projects after Raindance screening.
The Julian Assange and Sixteen Films-produced documentary Mediastan is heading to Russia after its world premiere last night at the Raindance Film Festival in London.
The documentary about censorship will next play on Sunday at Moscow’s 2morrow International Film Festival.
Mediastan follows a small group of journalists as they travel through remote parts of Central Asia seeking national newspaper editors prepared to publish sensitive cables about the local area obtained by WikiLeaks.
Assange, though under house arrest in Britain while the project was filming, joined meetings vicariously via Skype to explain the content and describe the ramifications of publishing it.
In a Skype interview with Assange after the Raindance screening, the WikiLeaks founder, who is living in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy, explained his reason for making the film: “We are exploring the borders of this place we live in called ‘[link...
The Julian Assange and Sixteen Films-produced documentary Mediastan is heading to Russia after its world premiere last night at the Raindance Film Festival in London.
The documentary about censorship will next play on Sunday at Moscow’s 2morrow International Film Festival.
Mediastan follows a small group of journalists as they travel through remote parts of Central Asia seeking national newspaper editors prepared to publish sensitive cables about the local area obtained by WikiLeaks.
Assange, though under house arrest in Britain while the project was filming, joined meetings vicariously via Skype to explain the content and describe the ramifications of publishing it.
In a Skype interview with Assange after the Raindance screening, the WikiLeaks founder, who is living in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy, explained his reason for making the film: “We are exploring the borders of this place we live in called ‘[link...
- 10/3/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
WikiLeaks founder talks about first feature production Mediastan and future projects after Raindance screening.
The Julian Assange and Sixteen Films-produced documentary Mediastan is heading to Russia after its world premiere last night at the Raindance Film Festival in London.
The documentary about censorship will next play on Sunday at Moscow’s 2morrow International Film Festival.
Mediastan follows a small group of journalists as they travel through remote parts of Central Asia seeking national newspaper editors prepared to publish sensitive cables about the local area obtained by WikiLeaks.
Assange, though under house arrest in Britain while the project was filming, joined meetings vicariously via Skype to explain the content and describe the ramifications of publishing it.
In a Skype interview with Assange after the Raindance screening, the WikiLeaks founder, who is living in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy, explained his reason for making the film: “We are exploring the borders of this place we live in called ‘[link...
The Julian Assange and Sixteen Films-produced documentary Mediastan is heading to Russia after its world premiere last night at the Raindance Film Festival in London.
The documentary about censorship will next play on Sunday at Moscow’s 2morrow International Film Festival.
Mediastan follows a small group of journalists as they travel through remote parts of Central Asia seeking national newspaper editors prepared to publish sensitive cables about the local area obtained by WikiLeaks.
Assange, though under house arrest in Britain while the project was filming, joined meetings vicariously via Skype to explain the content and describe the ramifications of publishing it.
In a Skype interview with Assange after the Raindance screening, the WikiLeaks founder, who is living in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy, explained his reason for making the film: “We are exploring the borders of this place we live in called ‘[link...
- 10/3/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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