The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

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.

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Cast

  • Aaron Swartz
    Aaron Swartz
    Self
  • Tim Berners-Lee
    Tim Berners-Lee
    Self
  • Cory Doctorow
    Cory Doctorow
    Self
  • Peter Eckersley
    Self
  • Lawrence Lessig
    Lawrence Lessig
    Self
  • Brewster Kahle
    Brewster Kahle
    Self
  • Cindy Cohn
    Self
  • Zoe Lofgren
    Zoe Lofgren
    Self
  • Gabriella Coleman
    Self

Crew

  • Brian Knappenberger
    Brian Knappenberger
    Writer
  • Brian Knappenberger
    Brian Knappenberger
    Director
  • Scott Sinkler
    Director of Photography
  • Clementine Leger
    Associate Producer
  • Brian Knappenberger
    Brian Knappenberger
    Producer
  • Charles Annenberg Weingarten
    Executive Producer
  • Greg Kidd
    Executive Producer
  • Jeffrey Kanjanapangka
    Associate Producer
  • Andy Robertson
    Editor
  • Brian Knappenberger
    Brian Knappenberger
    Director of Photography
  • Brian Knappenberger
    Brian Knappenberger
    Editor
  • Jason Decker
    Editor
  • Bryan Storkel
    Bryan Storkel
    Editor
  • Suzanne Danziger
    Associate Producer
  • John Dragonetti
    Original Music Composer
  • Zach Braff
    Zach Braff
    Executive Producer
  • Aaron Greenspan
    Executive Producer
  • Lincoln Else
    Director of Photography
  • Mason Fink
    Executive Producer
  • Denise Gaberman
    Associate Producer
  • Michelle Witten
    Editor

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