Brian Knappenberger

Brian Knappenberger is a writer, director and producer who has created award winning investigative documentaries and feature films for FRONTLINE/World, National Geographic, Bloomberg Television and PBS. His recent award winning independent feature We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists explored the online "hacktivist" group Anonymous and chronicled a year of unprecedented online protest activity. Knappenberger's previous films have explored the political tension and corruption behindre-building southern Afghanistan in Life After War and brutal abuses of power and a violent crackdown on speech in Ukraine for A Murder in Kyiv. His other work has ranged from the changing climate conditions in the Arctic to how advanced technology changes our physical bodies and selves in Into The Body. His work often centers on technology and the transformative effect it has on basic human rights, communication and culture. He runs the Los Angeles based production company Luminant Media. His newest film, The Internet"s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

El Festival Internacional de Cine de Guanajuato