Events take place from 2004 - 2013
The MIT break in scenes in which Aaron Swartz downloaded JSTOR files is filmed In the basement of the Director's childhood home in Manchester, Connecticut. The wiring closet is exactly indentical to the MIT wiring closet that Aaron Swartz used.
The scene where Aaron Swartz was arrested by Captain Albert Pierce of the MIT Police Department and Secret Service Agent Mike Pickett was filmed on Fish and Game Road in Vernon, Connecticut. The real location of the arrest was Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge,MA but The filmmakers wanted the street to have a "scenic" feel to it.
Patriot of The Web is partially based on the book "The boy who could change the world" by Aaron Swartz
Filming officially began on March 12, 2017.
Filming concluded on June 7, 2017.
Filming concluded on June 7, 2017.