The Face of Anonymous is a Canadian documentary television film, directed by Gary Lang and released in 2021.[1] The film is a portrait of Christopher "Commander X" Doyon, a senior figure in the computer hacktivist collective Anonymous who spent several years living on the streets of Toronto as a homeless person after fleeing the United States due to criminal prosecution.[2]
| The Face of Anonymous | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Gary Lang |
| Directed by | Gary Lang |
| Music by | Ken Myhr |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ed Barreveld |
| Cinematography | José Manuel Gálvez Araiza Patrick McGowan |
| Editor | Rob Ruzic |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production company | Storyline Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hot Docs |
| Release | April 29, 2021 |
| Network | TVOntario Knowledge Network |
| Release | May 25, 2021 |
The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on April 29, 2021,[3] in advance of its television broadcast on May 25 on TVOntario. A few weeks after the film's broadcast, Doyon was extradited from Mexico, where he was residing at the time, back to the United States to face prosecution.[4][5]
The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Documentary Program at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[6]
References
edit- ^ Jillian Morgan, "Exclusive clip: Ian Thornton, Gary Lang talk Hot Docs feature 'The Face of Anonymous'". RealScreen, April 28, 2021.
- ^ Courtney Small, "The Face of Anonymous Review: The Complexity of Online Activism". Point of View, April 29, 2021.
- ^ David Friend, "‘Face of Anonymous’ director on making sure he wasn’t being catfished by Commander X". Toronto Star, April 26, 2021.
- ^ Kartikay Mehrotra, "Notorious ‘Anonymous’ Hacker Nabbed in Mexico, Deported to U.S.". Bloomberg News (subscription required), June 14, 2021.
- ^ Kartikay Mehrotra, "Notorious ‘Anonymous’ Hacker Nabbed in Mexico, Deported to U.S." Yahoo News, June 14, 2021.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
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