Director: Alex Gibney
Run time: 114 min.
"A black ops cyber attack launched by the U.S. and Israel on an Iranian nuclear facility unleashed malware with unforeseen consequences. The Stuxnet virus infiltrated it's pre-determined target only to spread it's infection outward, ultimately exposing systemic vulnerabilities that threatened the very safety of the planet. Delve deep into the bourgeoning world of digital warfare in this documentary thriller from Academy Award winning filmmaker Alex Gibney."
—Publisher's description
Director: Ben Lewis
Run Time: 89 min.
"With candid interviews from university librarians to industry insiders, the film takes you inside the enormity and secrecy surrounding Google’s attempt to scan every published book in the world. . . .With more than 10 million books scanned since the project began in 2002, Google is well on its way to achieving its goal except for one major problem: more than half of these books, six million of them, are protected by copyright laws. And not everyone is thrilled by the idea of building what author/futurist H.G. Wells conceived of as the 'World Brain' in 1937."
—Paul Clarke, Toronto Star
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Run Time: 105 min.
Call Number: QA76.2.S93 I58 2015
". . . director Brian Knappenberger's gripping, well-researched movie makes a compelling argument that U.S. authorities went way overboard in their zeal to make an example out of the brilliant Swartz, who got into trouble for downloading 2 million research documents from MIT . . . Swartz was not a guy who was stealing music or movies for his own profit, or exposing spy secrets to embarrass the government. He was on a mission to make public research accessible to anyone who might need it. That caper, in just about anyone's book, isn't worth 50 years in prison. (Needless to say, no government officials come forward to defend their actions.)"
—David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Director: Vivienne Roumani
Run Time: 55 min.
Call Number: Z1033.E43 O9 2013"Out of Print, narrated by Meryl Streep, draws us into the topsy-turvy world of words, illuminating the turbulent and exciting journey from the book through the digital revolution. Jeff Bezos, Ray Bradbury, Scott Turow, Jeffrey Toobin, parents, students, educators, scientists – all highlight how this revolution is changing everything about the printed word – and changing us."
–Film website
