Black Code is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nicholas de Pencier and released in 2016.[1] Based on Ronald Deibert's book Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet, the film explores the ways in which contemporary technology has facilitated an increasingly sophisticated surveillance infrastructure.[2]

Black Code
Directed byNicholas de Pencier
Produced byNicholas de Pencier
Issa Zaroui
Edited byEric Pedicelli
Music byPhilip Strong
Production
company
Mercury Films
Distributed byMongrel Media
Release date
  • September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13) (TIFF)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Editing in a Documentary (Eric Pedicelli) at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.[4]

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