HACKITAT
This documentary takes a look at hacking beyond computer screens. In the place were technology and activists meet. Where the need to circumvent state surveillance and surveillance capitalism is severe. Where people see an unfair system in society and find a way to hack it. This is the true hacker habitat.
What compels some people to spend time and energy on building equipment to measure radiation, starting decentralised networks and even committing crimes to create a just society? Who are the people in critical need of encryption and trying to hack the political system?
Delivered in chapter form, this film shows hacker projects and ‘system hacking‘ from Japan, Cuba, Occupied Western Sahara, Belgium and Sweden. These chapters are intertwined with thought provoking interviews where hackers talk about what they do. The film mirrors hacker ethics with the writings of political theorist Emma Goldman. Filmed under a decade, it provides a unique insight into the global political hacker movement.
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 1h 10min
Languages: English, Arabic, Spanish, Swedish
Subtitles: English
Participants: Peter Sunde, Kelly Buchanan, Kiki Tanaka, Sean Bonner, Ismae Callard Betancourt, Tati, Isak Johnsson, Olivia Solis Villaverde, Roberto, Jesus, Frederik Genericsson, Christopher Kullenberg, Raegan Macdonald, Mamine Hachimi Maoulainine, Amelia Andersdotter, Ásta Guðrún Helgadóttir, Joe Mcnamee, Anna Nygård And More
Voice Based On The Thinker, Writer And Activist Emma Goldman’s Texts
Production Group: Alex Veitch (main Tasks Director And Producer), Kristoffer Kronander (main Tasks Editing And Sound)
First Production Group: Alex Veitch, Anon, Mackt (dismantled 2016)
Camera: Alex Veitch, Anon, Mackt, Boris Miranda, Anna Klara Åhrèn, Johanna Wagner, Anna Weitz, Tomellen Boije, Kristoffer Kronander, Patrik Öberg, Kalle Jansson, Equipe Media, Www
Additional Editing: Stina Lundkvist, Alex Veitch, Anon, Boris Miranda
Story Consultant: Patrik Öberg
Voice Over: Lisa Lind Dunbar
First Edition Voice Over: Wiveca Holst
Music: Kristoffer Kronander
Music (end Credits): Deorbit – Hackitat
Logo Design: Johan Barrett
Animation And Grafics: Alex Veitch
Support And Promotion: The Pirate Bay, Kickass Torrents, Tanka Fetast
Funding: All Our Great Crowdfunders, Arbetarrörelsens Kulturfond
In Collaboration With Pråmfilm
Råfilm 2020