LitFilm 2024: We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks
Documentary, dir. by Alex Gibney
U.S., 2013, 130 min
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks follows the rise and fall of Julian Assange, the creator of WikiLeaks. Through the infamous website, Assange helped whistle-blowers to broadcast embarrassing government secrets to the world. One such figure, Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning, led to one of the biggest leak of military secrets in American history. Directed by Alex Gibney, the documentary follows Assange from a suspected cyberattack on NASA in 1989 to his exile in the wake of sexual assault charges. Lauded as a hero for truth and vilified as a saboteur against national security, the film examines WikiLeaks and its founder from all angles. We Steal Secrets looks at a paradox of a human being, a deeply private individual who nonetheless relished in exposing the secrets of some of the most powerful entities in the world.
All screenings are free but require reservations. Times subject to change. For the full LitFilm roster, go here.
LitFilm: A BPL Film Festival About Writers is made possible with support from BPL’s Fund for the Humanities. BPL Presents programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Documentary, dir. by Alex Gibney
U.S., 2013, 130 min
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks follows the rise and fall of Julian Assange, the creator of WikiLeaks. Through the infamous website, Assange helped whistle-blowers to broadcast embarrassing government secrets to the world. One such figure, Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning, led to one of the biggest leak of military secrets in American history. Directed by Alex Gibney, the documentary follows Assange from a suspected cyberattack on NASA in 1989 to his exile in the wake of sexual assault charges. Lauded as a hero for truth and vilified as a saboteur against national security, the film examines WikiLeaks and its founder from all angles. We Steal Secrets looks at a paradox of a human being, a deeply private individual who nonetheless relished in exposing the secrets of some of the most powerful entities in the world.
All screenings are free but require reservations. Times subject to change. For the full LitFilm roster, go here.
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