Movie: “Algorithm”

Presented at HOPE X (2014), July 19, 2014, 11:59 p.m. (120 minutes)

A feature-length movie about computer hackers directed by Jonathan SchieferRunning time: 91 minutes (trailer at www.thehackermovie.com/trailers)"The geeks have inherited the earth... the rest of you just don't know it yet." In San Francisco, nine months before Edward Snowden leaked documents that prove the NSA spies on everyone, Will, a freelance computer hacker, specializes in breaking into secure systems. During a job, he stumbles across a way into Emergent See, a top-secret government contractor. Will downloads all of their recently developed software, including the conspicuously named Shepherd. Every time Will attempts to access Shepherd, bad things happen, starting with his apartment burning down, kidnapping, etc. Will makes it his mission to break into Shepherd and find out why someone is willing to go to such extremes to keep it secret.Free vegan popcorn supplied by director Jonathan Schiefer, who will be on hand after the screening for a question and answer session followed by movie prize giveaways.


Presenters:

  • Jonathan Schiefer
    Jonathan Schiefer has been writing scripts since 2002. In 2010, he began making commercials and short films. He is now an independent filmmaker who believes the industry needs to change. He's doing his best to make that change a reality. Algorithm is his second feature-length movie.

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