IFC Films Acquires Anonymous Hacker Documentary ‘Enemies of the State’
Film about Matt DeHart and directed by Sonia Kennebeck premiered at TIFFBrian Welk | March 9, 2021 @ 9:02 AM
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IFC Films has acquired the North American rights to “Enemies of the State,” a documentary film about alleged Wikileaks courier and Anonymous hacker Matt DeHart.
“Enemies of the State” is directed by Sonia Kennebeck and executive produced by Errol Morris and first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall. IFC plans to release the documentary this summer.
“Enemies of the State” blurs the lines between documentary and the thriller genre as it explores the case of Matt DeHart, a member of hacktivist group Anonymous and alleged whistleblower who believes he was the target of a U.S. government conspiracy and sought asylum in Canada. The documentary is also a legal case study, an espionage thriller, and a work of investigative journalism as it unravels a tangled
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