I've been talking to people, and there's definitely some interest. Dave - When is it being screened? Is there a planned date yet? I'll definitely send out info on our mailing list and bring it up in our weekly meetings, I'm sure we can round up a group to come see it!
Ron On 2012-09-10 19:17, Ian E. Trump wrote: > Is there any way we could do an advanced screening and do a bit of a > Media event for Skull Space? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 21:54 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SkullSpace-Discuss] Fwd: Great new film on hackers - We Are > Legion > > This sounds awesome! If anybody has a good response for him on how to > spread the word, feel free to email him (or I can pass it on). > > Ron > > ----- Forwarded message from Dave Barber <[email protected]> > ----- > > Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 16:44:41 -0500 > From: Dave Barber <[email protected]> > X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [SkullSpace-Admin] Great new film on hackers - We Are Legion > > > > Dear friends: > > > > I wonder if you might be able to help me. I recently saw a terrific new > film called WE ARE LEGION: STORY OF THE HACKTIVISTS in Toronto and I am > going to screen it here at the Cinematheque in early November. > > > > I would like to make sure the hacker community is aware of it and > wondered if you had any suggestions on how I can reach that community to > help me promote it in Winnipeg as well as across Canada. I told the > distributor I would like to help them get bookings across Canada and I > sent them a list of independent theatres who they are going to pitch.. > If you have a list of any other hacker organizations in other Canadian > cities that would be valuable as well. > > I am not being paid for this, I just thought it is such a great film I > would love to see it play across the country and wondered if you had any > thoughts on helping me promote it thru the hacker community ? > > > > Here is the synopsis : > > > > WE ARE LEGION: The Story of the Hacktivists, takes us inside the complex > culture and history of Anonymous. "We Are Legion" tracks the evolution > of hacktivism from the ludicrous website 4 chan- a mish-mash of memes, > revolting images and heated discussions about Manga- through to the > formation of Anonymous, which builds its backbone from declaring an > international war on Scientology and gains it political purpose from > Wikileaks and the battle for free information on the internet. The film > explores early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and > Electronic Disturbance Theater, and then moves to Anonymous' own raucous > and unruly beginnings on the website 4Chan.Through interviews with > current members - some recently returned from prison, others still > awaiting trial - as well as writers, academics and major players in > various "raids," WE ARE LEGION traces the collective's breathtaking > evolution from merry pranksters to a full-blown, global movement, one > armed with new weapons of civil disobedience for an online world. > > > > Much thanks for any suggestions > > > > Dave Barber > > Cinematheque Programmer > > 204-925-3456 (ext 108) > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Admin Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Admin > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
