"Freedom Downtime" is the story of computer hacker Kevin Mitnick, imprisoned without bail for nearly five years.

The film tries to uncover the reasons why the authorities are so scared of Mitnick as well as define what exactly he did.

As word of a new Hollywood movie portraying Mitnick as a terrorist becomes known, hackers begin to turn to activism to get their message out.

Through interviews with relatives, friends, lawyers, and experts in the computer and civil liberties arena, a picture of a great injustice becomes apparent.

A cross country journey uncovers some realities of the hacker culture as well as the sobering reality that so many technically adept young people seem destined for prison.

Winner of the "Audience Award for Documentaries" at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, 2002

Unedited Video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6746139755329108302

Bonus Interview with Kevin Mitnick:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZB1WYk3GG0

Tsutomu Shimomura Interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsmsakXuae8

Main Website:
http://www.freedomdowntime.com

IMDb Entry:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309614

Wikipedia Entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Downtime

Freedom Downtime ($30) - Additional Info & Transcript:
http://2600sucks.gbppr.org/downtime.html

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Comment by Anonymiss Express on April 1, 2012 at 11:45am

Thanks guise! ("guise" includes gals) :)

Comment by suzie on April 1, 2012 at 1:20am

speedy trial? cruel and unusual punishment! unconstitutional! fair? criminal government is gonna pay someday! 

Comment by suzie on April 1, 2012 at 12:16am

Free Kevin Demonstrations

Comment by suzie on March 31, 2012 at 11:19pm

i noticed the gas prices in this film is 1.15 cents .....

Comment by Unemployed Storm trooper TK420 on March 31, 2012 at 10:56pm

 I love this documentary !

Comment by truth on March 31, 2012 at 8:43pm

Thanks, got something to watch while I do some slave labor this evening. BTW, you can add html code in description box.

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