Standing Ovation for Snowden Film

[whereisjustice]

As [Snowden] talks to Poitras about the potential consequences of his actions on his own life, Snowden explains that he’s confident that the coming government pursuit of him will only encourage others. It’s like the internet principle of the Hydra, he says: “They can stomp me if they want to, but there will be seven more to take my place.”

The long-awaited documentary from Snowden chronicler Laura Poitras arrived with a bang at its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on Friday night, receiving a rare festival standing ovation ahead of its theatrical release Oct. 24, when it could well jolt both the fall moviegoing season and the national conversation about privacy and security.

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/10/12/snowden-documentary-confirms-existence-new-national-security-whistleblower

“It’s something that many people have been wondering about for a long time,” said Chris Soghoian, principal technologist for the American Civil Liberties Union, after reviewing the documents. “I’ve had conversations with executives at tech companies about this precise thing. How do you know the NSA is not sending people into your data centers?”

Previous disclosures about the NSA’s corporate partnerships have focused largely on U.S. companies providing the agency with vast amounts of customer data, including phone records and email traffic. But documents published today by The Intercept suggest that even as the agency uses secret operatives to penetrate them, companies have also cooperated more broadly to undermine the physical infrastructure of the internet than has been previously confirmed.

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/10/11/newly-leaked-nsa-docs-reveal-saboteurs-infiltrate-tech-companies-worldwide

[riderinthestorm]

1. I can't wait til this reaches Chicago. Anyone want to go with me? A DU meetup?

K&R!

[truebrit71]

2. Depends upon the details....

... but I wouldn't mind seeing this...

[daredtowork]

3. I want to see it

SF Bay Area.

[2banon]

4. Me too. It'll probably be showing at the Grand in Oakland.. have to check on their schedule

can't wait to see it.

[daredtowork]

5. If not it will play at that little Elmwood theater

on College Ave. in Berkeley. They show a lot of documentaries. Also they often do a free showing on Saturday mornings.

[2banon]

6. free showings on Saturday mornings? now I'm game for that! (considering my budget)

thanks for the headsup!

[daredtowork]

7. If you're on college avenue

Swing by the theater and keep an eye on their flyers. They give some (short) notice of the free showings.

This tends to be reserved for documentaries - not the blockbuster movies.

[KoKo]

8. Also, Netflix is allowing subscribers to put "Citizenfour" on your Watchlist...

I was over there today looking for a documentary and it popped up with the Trailer. They don't have an "availablity" date yet...but, when they do, it's already on my Watchlist to notify me.

For those out there who don't have an Art/Indie Cinema near them it looks like if Netflix gets enough people signing up we might be able to watch it there after it leaves the theaters.

[Blue_Tires]

9. But remember everyone -- "It's NOT about HIM!!!"

Anyone else notice that Snowden ONLY gives interview access to sympathetic and/or financially vested "journalists?"

Will he ever allow anyone to challenge him with a difficult question? Is the public ever going to demand as much? Or is the hero worship cultism going to continue for the foreseeable future?

[whereisjustice]

10. Lost your GPS? Let me help. Fox News is over there, far right. Sheesh, some people have

no sense of direction.

[Blue_Tires]

11. I have no idea who the fuck you are

so you're going on the ignore list...