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 | |
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| Directed by | Nicholas de Pencier |
| Produced by | Nicholas de Pencier Issa Zaroui |
| Edited by | Eric Pedicelli |
| Music by | Philip Strong |
Production company | Mercury Films |
| Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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]
References
edit- ^ "Big Brother is browsing". The Globe and Mail, April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Black Code looks at big data and Big Brother". Now, April 12, 2017.
- ^ "TIFF 2016 announces its Canadian lineup, including films from Xavier Dolan, Deepa Mehta, Bruce McDonald". National Post, August 3, 2016.
- ^ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed". ET Canada, January 17, 2017.
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