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12 September 2008 (USA)
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Amidst the American hunger for instantaneous news and up-to-date "facts," this unflinching film uncovers the vast, invisible world of government secrecy. | Add synopsis »
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(4 articles)
Sundance Institute Documentary Edit and Story Lab Fellows Headed to U.S., China, Israel-Palestinian Territories and the Philippines
(From ioncinema. 23 June 2010, 7:19 PM, PDT)
Sundance Institute Documentary Edit and Story Lab Fellows Headed to U.S., China, Israel-Palestinian Territories and the Philippines
(From ioncinema. 23 June 2010, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Secrecy
(From New York Post. 12 September 2008, 11:08 AM, PDT)
(From ioncinema. 23 June 2010, 7:19 PM, PDT)
Sundance Institute Documentary Edit and Story Lab Fellows Headed to U.S., China, Israel-Palestinian Territories and the Philippines
(From ioncinema. 23 June 2010, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Secrecy
(From New York Post. 12 September 2008, 11:08 AM, PDT)
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Extremeley Well Done--Takes Documentary Film-making to a new level
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Cast
 | Steven Aftergood | ... | Himself - Government Secrecy Project, Federation of American Scientists |
| Thomas Blanton | ... | Himself |
| James Bruce | ... | Himself - Senior Executive Officer, CIA, 1981-2005 |
| Steven Garfinkel | ... | Himself - Director, 1978-2001, U.S. Information Security Oversight Office |
| Barton Gellman | ... | Himself - Reporter, Special Projects, The Washington Post |
| Sig Hecker | ... | Himself - Director, 1986-1997, Los Alamos National Lab |
| Neal Katyal | ... | Himself |
| Mike Levin | ... | Himself - Chief, Information Policy, National Security Agency, 1947-1993 |
| Judy Palya Loether | ... | Herself - Father, Al Palya died in 'Reynolds' crash |
| Melissa Boyle Mahle | ... | Herself |
 | Dan Rather | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Patricia Reynolds | ... | Herself - Widow of Robert Reynolds |
| Charles Swift | ... | Himself - Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy JAG Attorney for Plaintiff, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld |
| Ben Wizner | ... | Himself - Attorney for Plaintiff, El-Masri v. United States |
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| Peter Galison | |||
| Robb Moss | |||
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| Dan Cogan | .... | supervising producer | |
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| John Kusiak | |||
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| Chyld King | |||
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| Coll Anderson | .... | supervising sound re-recording mixer | |
| Mark Filip | .... | sound designer | |
| Trent Richmond | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Matt Snedecor | .... | assistant sound editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Andrew Willis | .... | composer: additional music | |
Other crew | |||
| Caitlin Boyle | .... | associate producer | |
| Maud Dillingham | .... | production assistant | |
| Anne Stulz | .... | publicist | |
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| Linda Morgenstern | .... | thanks | |
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- Argot Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
- Louise Rosen (2008) (non-USA) (TV)
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I just saw this film at the San Francisco International Film Festival (in Berkeley) Without a lot of self-righteousness or bloviation, this film is superb. It takes a subject which may not lend itself well to film and makes it immediate and visual. The use of animation and music is masterful. The interlocutors (lighted beautifully) make you hang on to every word they say.
It has a point, but it allows other viewpoints in, and not just straw men. The filmmakers give credible, reasonable arguments for taking a position which is ostensibly alternative to theirs. It actually stays away from, for the most part, the easy, well worn targets and examines in a fresh way, the impact of secrecy. Interestingly, at no point do they ever suggest giving up security--Actually they seem to be very much in favor of it.
Interestingly, Dan Ellsberg (Pentagon Papers) was in the audience when I saw this movie. I'm surprised he would be drawn to it, having lived it firsthand but it shows the quality of the work.
A masterpiece.