Movie: “War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State”

Presented at HOPE X (2014), July 18, 2014, 11:59 p.m. (60 minutes)

A documentary directed by Robert GreenwaldRunning time: 67 minutes (more info at www.waronwhistleblowers.com)This hacker-relevant film highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrongdoing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse - only to be prosecuted and persecuted. Features interviews with no less than three HOPE X speakers (Thomas Drake, Daniel Ellsberg, and Jesselyn Radack), along with many others known to the hacker community.Director Robert Greenwald will give a special ten minute prerecorded intro about this important film, exclusively for HOPE X attendees.Official Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1foRjGgEcL8&feature=kp

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