| The Face of Anonymous | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Gary Lang |
| Directed by | Gary Lang |
| Music by | Ken Myhr |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ed Barreveld |
| Cinematography | José Manuel Gálvez Araiza Patrick McGowan |
| Editor | Rob Ruzic |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production company | Storyline Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hot Docs |
| Release | April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29) |
| Network | TVOntario Knowledge Network |
| Release | May 25, 2021 (2021-05-25) |
The Face of Anonymous is a Canadian documentary television film, directed by Gary Lang and released in 2021. The film is a portrait of Christopher "Commander X" Doyon, a senior figure in the computer hacktivist collective Anonymous who spent several years living on the streets of Toronto as a homeless person after fleeing the United States due to criminal prosecution.
The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on April 29, 2021, in advance of its television broadcast on May 25 on TVOntario. A few weeks after the film's broadcast, Doyon was extradited from Mexico, where he was residing at the time, back to the United States to face prosecution.
The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Documentary Program at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.
References
- Jillian Morgan, "Exclusive clip: Ian Thornton, Gary Lang talk Hot Docs feature 'The Face of Anonymous'". RealScreen, April 28, 2021.
- Courtney Small, "The Face of Anonymous Review: The Complexity of Online Activism". Point of View, April 29, 2021.
- David Friend, "‘Face of Anonymous’ director on making sure he wasn’t being catfished by Commander X". Toronto Star, April 26, 2021.
- Kartikay Mehrotra, "Notorious ‘Anonymous’ Hacker Nabbed in Mexico, Deported to U.S.". Bloomberg News (subscription required), June 14, 2021.
- Kartikay Mehrotra, "Notorious ‘Anonymous’ Hacker Nabbed in Mexico, Deported to U.S." Yahoo News, June 14, 2021.
- Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
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