The Net (2003)
Overview
Explores the incredibly complex backstory of Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber. This exquisitely crafted inquiry into the rationale of this mythic figure situates him within a late 20th century web of technology—a system that he grew to oppose. A marvelously subversive approach to the history of the Internet, this insightful documentary combines speculative travelogue and investigative journalism to trace contrasting countercultural responses to the cybernetic revolution.
Cast
Eva Mattes
Narrator (voice)
Tom Vogt
Ted Kaczynski (voice)
Ted Kaczynski
Self (archive footage)
Lutz Dammbeck
Self
John Brockman
Self
Robert W. Taylor
Self
Heinz von Foerster
Self
David Gelernter
Self
Ken Kesey
Self (archive footage)
Timothy Leary
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