The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
7.9
464 votes·2014
·1h 45m
·MovieDocumentaryCrime
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.
Keywords
suicidehackerbiographybased on true storyinternetnewsfree softwarecyber actvism
Cast
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
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