The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Released
June 27, 2014
Runtime: 1h 45m
EnglishDocumentaryCrime
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 & Crew
Aaron Swartz
Self
Tim Berners-Lee
Self
Cory Doctorow
Self
- PE
Peter Eckersley
Self
Lawrence Lessig
Self
Brewster Kahle
Self
- CC
Cindy Cohn
Self
Zoe Lofgren
Self
- GC
Gabriella Coleman
Self
Brian Knappenberger
Director
Brian Knappenberger
Writer
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