“Creativity comes from applying things you learn in other fields to the field you work in.” (Documentary) 

If you have never heard of the name Aaron Swartz before, then I highly recommend watching the documentary film ”The Internet’s Own Boy.” Swartz, posthumously named to the Internet Hall of Fame, was a programming prodigy and information activist with involvement programming tools like RSS, Creative Commons and co-founding reddit. But it was Swartz’s groundbreaking work in social justice and political organising combined with his aggressive approach to information access that ensnared him in a two-year legal nightmare. It was a battle that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26. Aaron’s story touched a nerve with people far beyond the online communities in which he was a celebrity. This film is a personal story about what we lose when we are tone deaf about technology and its relationship to our civil liberties. “The Internet’s Own Boy” is directed by the 2012 WGA award nominated Director Brian Knappenberger from “We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists.” It was funded in part through a Kickstarter campaign and screened earlier this year at the Sundance and South by Southwest film festivals, where it got largely positive reviews. Aaron is now gone, but as this trailer proves, he’s far from forgotten. WATCH INSTANTLY ONLINE HERE! Available June 27. Including on Creative Commons, where it will be made available for any use that does not involve making a profit from it.