Noam Chomsky and Brian Eno walk into a dystopia—it's not a joke, it's your phone.
Presents a sharp look at the current state of privacy and debates around the rights and desires of individuals, governments, terrorism and the increasing accessibility and use of surveillance.
Production
Rare Chomsky interview footage paired with eerie surveillance imagery.
Writing
Tight 76-minute runtime—no documentary bloat, just panic.
Director
Juan Manuel Biaiñ
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Juan Manuel Biaiñ spent three years securing interviews with cryptography pioneer Whitfield Diffie, who rarely appears on camera.
Released pre-Snowden revelations, the film now reads as prescient rather than paranoid—though audiences in 2010 largely dismissed its warnings.
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