Brian Knappenberger

Brian Knappenberger is an award-winning^[1] documentary filmmaker, known for "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz," "We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists" and his work on Bloomberg Game Changers.

In June 2014, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz was released. Written, directed and produced by Knappenberger, the film is about the life of internet activist Aaron Swartz.^[2] The film was on the short list for the 2015 Academy Award for best documentary feature, along with Citizenfour and 13 other films.^[3]

The documentary film We Are Legion (2012) was also written and directed by Knappenberger. It is about the workings and beliefs of the self-described hacktivist collective Anonymous.^[4]

Knappenberger has directed and executive produced numerous other documentaries for the Discovery Channel, Bloomberg, and PBS, including PBS' ''Ice Warriors: USA Sled Hockey.^[5] He owns and operates Luminant Media, a Los Angeles based production and post-production company. ^[6]

References

1. Beston. "‘The Internet’s Own Boy’ Director Talks About the Tragic Fate of Programming Prodigy Aaron Swartz". http://www.takepart.com/video/2014/04/29/internets-own-boy-qa-director-brian-knappenberger. External link in |website= (help);
2. "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz". Internet Archive. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
3. "15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2014 OSCAR RACE". http://www.oscars.org/news/15-documentary-features-advance-2014-oscar-race. External link in |website= (help);
4. "About the film". We Are Legion. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
5. "Brian Knappenberger". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460534/. External link in |website= (help);
6. "Aaron Swartz Documentary - The Internet's Own Boy by Brian Knappenberger - Luminant Media". https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/26788492/aaron-swartz-documentary-the-internets-own-boy-0. External link in |website= (help);